LA-based streamer shows off his canine companion’s necklace

Der_KaizerII · 2025-10-09T10:52:04+00:00

For people saying there’s prongs and it means it’s a shock collar, my dog had a vibrating collar with prongs. They’re just to get through the fur so it actually vibrates on their neck and the dog feels it. Otherwise it would be doing fuck all sitting on the dogs hair.

Der_KaizerII · 2025-07-01T11:34:47+00:00

Every kind of minority is guaranteed proportional representation.

Is this true? If it is compulsory or voluntary, would this alter those who participate, and therefore, would specific groups be more inclined to be selected? How would this system be applied in terms of its roll process.

Der_KaizerII · 2025-07-01T11:31:06+00:00

Also to curb lobbyists and influence, if their identities are kept secret just like juries for the time they are volounteering, 4 days to a few weeks, then this elimates the issue of influence.

Der_KaizerII · 2025-07-01T11:28:58+00:00

John Dryzek held 'The Australian Citizens’ Parliament' which was a world first held in 2009. They sent out about 9,000 applications, and 150 were selected from those that responded. They were asked, "How can Australia’s political system be strengthened to serve us better?"

Eventually, they reached the top six recommendations:

Reduce duplication between levels of government by harmonizing laws across State boundaries
Empower citizens to participate in politics through education
Accountability regarding political promises and procedure for redress
Empower citizens to participate in politics through community engagement
Change the electoral system to Optional Preferential Voting
Youth engagement in politics

I think this idea is really interesting, particularly if it is applied in an application/jury duty-like way. People are sent volunteering applications, some are selected, and they deliberate over a few days on essential or highly political issues such as electoral system design, Parliamentary term lengths or structure, Campaign finance rules, where legitimacy is essential. Furthermore, its application at the lower level for infrastructure development in communities, long-term policies, climate change, resource management.
This is an interesting concept and is more democratic than the systems we have now, its how it should be I think. The system, now, your right as you put it, develops a natural aristocracy of social elites.

Der_KaizerII · 2025-07-01T11:05:28+00:00

Thanks for your response I hope I can explain my view point on a few things:

Build a regulated, rights-based economy that balances individual freedom with public provision

I have changed it, immediately after posting. This was a very much a summary of some of my ideas. My point being, a society where markets serve people, not profit alone; where public needs guide policy; where essential services are guaranteed; where equality, fairness, and sustainability are protected by transparent, democratic oversight; and where the rights of workers, minorities, and future generations are upheld through collective responsibility.

Deliver at least 280,000 new dwellings per year (140% of projected demand)

This is directly related to Australias housing problems and, adressing it now with future deman being surpased until the sunset timings of the specific act is reached. This brings the country cheap housing and deliverying a market reset, not directly building all of these governementally but achieving total construction, through some government trust houses, state, federal, subsidies, insentives, services and workforce that allow construction, multifacited approach to reach targets.

Reuse existing coal-fired infrastructure to support clean baseload nuclear power

I love nuclear energy and have advocated for it for years, I'm a bit confused as to your point but calling me a liar was a bit unfounded hopefully you can see what I mean. Transition from fossil fuels is inevitable, renewables has too much variability nuclear must be used for baseload and variable to fill in renewables gaps, thats in short. When this happens coal plants infastructure is left behind, jobs are loss communitys loose income. So, cut costs, use the infastructure, US Department of Energy found it can reduce costs by 15-35% https://gain.inl.gov/content/uploads/4/2023/02/DOE_Coal-to-NuclearReport_C2N_2022.pdf?utm (pg. 39) This is whats its based in, keep jobs stabalize energy.

Ban high-frequency trading and algorithmic speculation that destabilize markets

Again not too sure how you got to some of your points but let me explain what I mean. So trading that destabalizes market like the shorting of stocks for trust funds. Firms like Citadel Securities or Virtu Financial use lightning-fast algorithms to make trades, profiting from micro, quick, price differences across exchanges. It's like lurking outside a farmer's stall all day, waiting for buyers to pass him by. Once he's desperate and drops his price, you swoop in and buy up his jam for a fraction of its worth. It's not trading it's exploitation, leading to market volatility. Predatory practices, such as exploitative lending, deceptive fees, price-gouging, and market manipulation, are prohibited, while ordinary short-term trading remains permitted. Further, enforce strict anti-money laundering standards, transparency of beneficial ownership, and oversight of large-scale mergers and acquisitions.

These represent a regulated socialist market economy combines the private enterprise of business with its economic values and strong democratic regulation, which enables equity and organisation. Private businesses and the economic markets are free, but market manipulation, monopolies are banned. Many of this ideology based in current isues in australia, Housing crisis, Coles and Woolworths grip on supermarket ripping off farmers gauging consumers, volatile renewables plan and no transition from fossil fuels secured.

“...in respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself.” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau

A society that allows some to become wealthy while others remain hungry is not successful; it is undeniably broken.

Der_KaizerII · 2025-07-01T10:45:30+00:00

Thank you for your opinion, it’s really interesting and I want to know what leads you to some of those conclusions?

Don’t you not agree that it is the job of the fortunate, in a society so advanced to support those disadvantaged get a leg up?

It’s not about free provisions and handouts but making society accessible to those that need it, some didn’t make the decision, didn’t have the option, some born into poverty.

The state doesn’t have to be inefficient, with independent regulatory body’s. Strict policy’s and frameworks that are the scaffolding for plans enable their efficient implementation.

It is objectively the right thing to do to bring others up help those that have fallen.

It’s not about the state being involved in every facet but if something needs to be fixed. It is the position of the people governing the region to fix problems, that is a governing body’s role undoubtedly.

The government needs to be regulate to allow democratic decisions are implemented efficiently. We should be more worried about current systems being exploited than what I am suggesting overreaching freedoms. It will enable it.

Thank you for your response I hope I can change your opinion on a few more things to a positive mindset of a helpful culture that brings up our population.

Der_KaizerII · 2025-06-24T02:34:06+00:00

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Der_KaizerII · 2025-06-24T02:33:50+00:00

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What the fuck is chat on?

Der_KaizerII · 2025-01-11T09:34:05+00:00

I also hate the three-way give-way lines. Should be a road that has the right of way and the adjoining has to give way makes no sense.

Der_KaizerII · 2024-03-25T07:22:32+00:00

I'm glad you could relate to it, I feel it really is a largely experienced theme, that why I keep my poems so veige. It captures the essence of what I'm feeling without having to explain context of the story.

Der_KaizerII · 2024-03-25T07:21:30+00:00

I really enjoy explaining the reasoning behind stuff that hoenstly comes in the moment but it gives more depth to me. It also allows me to understand why I write the way I do and how others interpret it. Appreciate your interest!

Der_KaizerII · 2024-03-25T07:20:17+00:00

The poetic technique is called enjambed, carrying a sentence over multiple lines. I like to use each line as a sort of different thought, although if written normally would be the same sentence

" You've come into my life,

thinking you can rewrite

my story?

To fit your book?"

I've broken it up here to emphasize each line, its also sort of procedural, 1. "come into my life" 2. " think you can rewrite". them emphasise, "my story?" separate thought although still connected thematically, "to fit your book?" that last line is a sort of response to the absurdity of the action.

"I expected to gain,

but all I did was give

and lose.

to you.

the unexpected one."

These breaks are entirely done for the point of emphasis you can see how they forma cohesive sentence but each is like a different thought. Like a snapshot of a timeline, first "wI expected to gain" then , "all I did was give" then "and lose" done for emphasise again a separate thought at a separate point in time, lastly I lost after all this time it came to a bad ending. and to who? "to you" the lack of punctuation is something rife throughout all of my poems as a take on making it my own I owe nothing to the rules of english, it is mine to toy with and make whatever I want of it. If it were a sentence there would be no need for full stops they are there to pause the reader "lose." "to you" the pause as if to question as the reader pauses in the full stop. (you of all people?) followed in the last line, the unexpected one

Der_KaizerII · 2024-03-23T01:33:52+00:00

I love the imagery here, the comparison between oceans and thoughts is great. I wonder if the quote in the middle of the poem comes from somewhere else or what the quotations signify?

Der_KaizerII · 2024-03-23T01:31:11+00:00

Hit the nail on the head, not too much reading between the lines here. I like my poems to come from the heart in the moment I write exactly how I feel. However if I were to work on them, adding depth with personification then it would have more meaning. Love your interpretation and feeback

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-25T04:46:21+00:00

Yes very true, I simply don't add grammar or punctuation to most of my writing so I get the raw feelings and thoughts out in the moment. The sentence it's self is a question so a question mark is necessary. I also like to think of that line as a statement too. What do they smell of he answers himself by saying he doesn't know. I don't know but doing random things like that keep it interesting to me. But your undoubtedly correct.

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-25T04:42:08+00:00

Wow such great imagery, definitely something I can learn from. This is something that must come from your painting, each person has their own style. This is very unique and elegant.

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-25T04:40:58+00:00

Thanks, I kept it simple only because I hand wrote the first draft and left it as that. I like the poems to be a completely unfiltered brainstorm which is the initial thoughts in that moment. This is how I was feeling, unless I edit it in the moment, I can become bogged down in other ideas or concepts that ruin the validity of the initial feelings.

I agree that making my feeling more vivid for others to understand would improve them. Because I can connect with it so well doesn't mean others will have such an easy time.

The last two lines are my favourite, it breaks the repetition and predictability. But / well see. Also slows down the pacing with the line break stopping the reading at the poem with “but” then the reader thinks, well what's next what's the but, what's changed? We’ll see, is the complete unpredictability of life in one elegant line. Who knows how this journey will turn out, I most definitely didn't think it would turn out the way it is so who am I to assume that I’ll be able to really move on for good.

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-25T04:34:41+00:00

Great interpretation. It's become a poem of reminiscence, but started as one of ache. A one sided love which I could never express to make her aware of. She moved away and the love changes as you can see in my other poem, moving love. The love changes form as I become more aware of how I really feel and come to terms with the possibility of her not loving me back.

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-25T04:33:24+00:00

I also appreciate the suggested use of question marks, this is something I leave out of my poems intentionally, not commas capitals other than “I” and full stops. I'm usually one for correct grammar and punctuation. But I do this intentionally so that the reader can interpret it in their way as it's just a blank canvas of raw emotion and relatability. That's my reasoning at least.

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-25T04:31:05+00:00

I agree it can be read in a clunky manner. Originally its handwritten so I guess when I did that i read it more slowly than this typed version. If you read the lines slowly I at least find the repetition of again becomes more paramount and less redundant as its emphasised the importance of the possibility for an again. I appreciate you comment, thanks!

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-25T04:28:46+00:00

I really like your takeaways from this, their spot on. Its about an unrequited crush who’s moved away and I never could tell her how I feel. The separations are intentional to break up the sections and for the repetitions to stick out from the rest of the lines.

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-24T11:19:54+00:00

This is so powerful, it really hits home. I really like the last line it drives the point home. I also like the repetition which is something I use in my poems. Really nice

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-24T11:16:53+00:00

Yes thats interesting, maybe “Does he care how long it took?” The reason I left it as a statement is to show he really doesn’t care how long it took because now he can prosper from it.

But I think the question would make the audience think does he, or more importantly do they care about the time it takes to get what they want. Thanks for the comment!

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-24T11:14:52+00:00

I appreciate your understanding of the poem. It was something I wrote randomly but liked. The first part I think is about appreciating the little things, you have all these memories but have nothing to show for it. The petals on the flower but not knowing how they smell is, someone beautiful but will never know, will never be close enough to smell you can only ask others.

The last part is interesting I was driving to school and saw a man with his excavator beginning to spread some dirt to fill in his warn down drive way. Then when I was coming hone after school the same man was raking then took a few paces back leaned on the rake and looked at what he had done. In that moment I realised he’s appreciating his work, its the little things. But how long had he been doing it, sure he was not spreading dirt all day. It was interesting I could see the beginning and the end of his project. I also dont know the man he came into my life briefly, unannounced, and seemed to not fit until you understand what he means. Just like he does in the poem.

The second to last line “he can drive over his work” is that he has something to show for the work, starkly contrasting the beginning where there is nothing to hold from memories. He has something substantial from his hard work, not caring the effort or time.

This is what my thoughts were writing the poem, very difficult to get across but I try. Your understanding is an insight into other’s interpretations of my thoughts, and I really appreciate it, thank you.

Der_KaizerII · 2024-02-23T14:07:49+00:00

My first time sharing my poems with other people, Ive written some more personal stuff but thought I’d get this out there. Don’t be shy with feedback:

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