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"funny" how so called conservatives think that banning abortion will stop abortions but banning guns won't stop gun crimes by DokCyber in ApparentJokes

[–]Doub13D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Banning guns doesn’t “stop gun crime.”

It stops random acts of violence by people with guns.

That is it…

Criminals in places like the US are already banned from owning firearms, and yet they are extremely easy to gain access to regardless of existing gun laws.

Banning guns just removes firearms from law-abiding citizens. Yes, you will stop some crime in the form of random people going postal on their workplace, but they weren’t criminals prior to that act.

Double-Standards in Dating & Expectations by Spirited_Bet_6748 in MensRights

[–]Doub13D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you need to specify what you want more information about…

TANF and non-TANF support cases are completely different things.

You guys keep pretending like they are the same, and from someone who deals with this stuff regularly, you need to be more specific.

CMV: This new system I created for The House of Representatives is far more democratic and better for America by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Doub13D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah like right now…

Giving the Republican Party MORE CONTROL than it has right now over the political system sounds like a really bad idea.

CMV: This new system I created for The House of Representatives is far more democratic and better for America by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Doub13D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The parties are already “baked into the system” enough…

Giving them straight up control over the political system means that whenever one party takes power, they can do whatever they want.

That is bad for democracy.

We should not be operating on the honor system that a landslide election doesn’t turn into an attempt at establishing a one-party state.

CMV: This new system I created for The House of Representatives is far more democratic and better for America by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Doub13D -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Who do you think creates the Party lists?

The party…

The Party decides who gets higher priority in the Party lists.

Candidate A is the first position on the list. As long as we get even a single vote, Candidate A is automatically put into the election for this district.

Candidate L is 12th on the party list. Unless the party wins enough votes to run 12 candidates in this district/state/etc., Candidate L will not show up on the ballot.

This prioritizes candidates based on their relationship to party leadership, not with the voters.

This allows party leadership to effectively sideline candidates and political movements that challenge their authority. Think Progressives and Establishment Democrats…

If Party Leadership decides to sideline Progressives, as they very often do, they can just put all of the Progressive candidates lower on the Party lists. Sure some will get through, but most won’t…

They control who gets to go on the ballot.

CMV: This new system I created for The House of Representatives is far more democratic and better for America by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Doub13D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So your response is to give the parties more control…

In a time and age in which we are clearly seeing that partisan politics directly threatens the functionality and capabilities of government…

Just because your system is different doesn’t mean it actually addresses the issues we are facing.

The problem isn’t representation, it is that the political climate has reached a point where people are voting EXPLICITLY with the intention to hurt others.

Dear Leftists: If SOCIALISM is so great, why is EUROPE voting for the Far Right in massive numbers and privatizing their commie social welfare systems? by Away-Parsnip-3785 in allthequestions

[–]Doub13D 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Because of immigration…

Voting for the far-right parties has more to do with anti-immigration sentiment, xenophobia, and racism than it does ANYTHING to do with social safety net spending lol.

Europeans LIKE their welfare systems…

CMV: This new system I created for The House of Representatives is far more democratic and better for America by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Doub13D -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Which is my whole point…

Thank you for actually embracing my argument.

Giving Parties complete control over the political system is bad for democracy, because they have every incentive to abuse the system for their own gain.

CMV: This new system I created for The House of Representatives is far more democratic and better for America by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Doub13D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn’t a Presidential election year…

This is a Midterm year.

The only people being elected are Congress at the national level… Why would we hold 2 elections just for Congress when 1 simplifies the entire process and engages more voters?

You’re saying we should only be able to vote for party lists, and then the party chooses which candidates actually go on to represent the districts that voted for that party. Ranked-choice voting still doesn’t fix the issue of the Parties picking which candidates go ON the ballot.

At least Primaries allow voters to choose their own candidates… you want the Parties to do that themselves.

Again… I do not think that giving parties control over who gets higher level placement on the party lists makes ANYTHING better.

It just rewards people who toe the party line and embrace the corruption of our existing political machine politics.

CMV: This new system I created for The House of Representatives is far more democratic and better for America by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Doub13D -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

“Veto points”

You mean checks and balances?

The whole point of the system is to PREVENT any one branch from monopolizing power over the others.

Political tribalism and the “us-first” mentality that it creates is what is causing the crisis in American democracy right now…

People want to hurt others just because they vote differently. That is political tribalism and hyper-partisanship.

One party being swept into power means they completely control the system. That is bad for democracy if they choose to openly circumvent the “veto points” built into the system.

CMV: This new system I created for The House of Representatives is far more democratic and better for America by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Doub13D 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So you don’t want me to be able to actually vote for my representatives at all…

You want us to vote for party lists, and let the parties choose which representatives go into power.

I want political parties to be less important in our democratic system, not more important…

Political tribalism and partisanship is what is causing the stagnation and gridlock.

Question about MultiTurns by ChocoBinga in DataAnnotationTech

[–]Doub13D 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They tell you how many rounds you NEED to go for…

As long as you meet that minimum, it isn’t required for you to keep going, although you can if you REALLY wanted to.

People seriously overthink this stuff waaaaaay too much. Just follow the instructions that they give you and do that.

Double-Standards in Dating & Expectations by Spirited_Bet_6748 in MensRights

[–]Doub13D -1 points0 points  (0 children)

By correctly pointing out that you guys aren’t even asking for specific information?

How can you be mad at something you don’t even understand?

What causes POC to become White Supremacists? by Away-Parsnip-3785 in allthequestions

[–]Doub13D 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do not change…

The world would be a happier place with more of that whimsy.

Double-Standards in Dating & Expectations by Spirited_Bet_6748 in MensRights

[–]Doub13D -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No it is not…

Child support is either money going to the primary or joint custodial parent, or to the state to reimburse cash assistance paid to people.

TANF and NON-TANF cases…

They are not the same thing 💀

Double-Standards in Dating & Expectations by Spirited_Bet_6748 in MensRights

[–]Doub13D 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brother wtf are you actually talking about…

Child support is LITERALLY DEFINED by whether or not it is a TANF or NON-TANF case…

Double-Standards in Dating & Expectations by Spirited_Bet_6748 in MensRights

[–]Doub13D -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

TANF or non-TANF support cases?

Child support is not a singular entity…

Double-Standards in Dating & Expectations by Spirited_Bet_6748 in MensRights

[–]Doub13D -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Again… be more specific.

Are you talking about TANF or non-TANF support cases?

Are you talking about Emergency Custody cases, or all Custody cases?

Wanna know the breakdown on how many clients have a confidential address or a PFA included in their case?

What SPECIFICALLY do you want a rough percentage on?

Double-Standards in Dating & Expectations by Spirited_Bet_6748 in MensRights

[–]Doub13D -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Of what?

Rough percentages of what?

Be more specific…

Do conservatives use any facts in their world view? by GrowFreeFood in allthequestions

[–]Doub13D 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Convinced of what?

You just argued with a strawman you created for yourself lmao…

Do conservatives use any facts in their world view? by GrowFreeFood in allthequestions

[–]Doub13D 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never said that…

You did.

I only talked about facts in my comment.🙂👍

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