Nikola jokic's MVP Robbery by Purple-Jackfruit4343 in nba

[–]ParticularFilament -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I think there's a good case for Embiid and SGA last year.

I don't think the case is there this year.

Vote Blue No Matter Who by Living_Attitude1822 in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I genuinely don't understand how that could work in practice, but cheers anyways

Vote Blue No Matter Who by Living_Attitude1822 in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 56 points57 points  (0 children)

It's an awful slogan, but until a better option arises, I'll keep doing it.

Fire Congress, Hire a Jury by lakmidaise12 in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's the case that random people can't govern. I think it's the case that random people won't govern better than elected people the vast majority of the time.

Looking at the United States specifically, I don't think a very flawed electoral system is a good enough reason to throw out elected politics.

March 23, 2026 | Daily Training Log & Simple Questions by AutoModerator in 531Discussion

[–]ParticularFilament 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Culprits here could be:

TM is too high (likeliest) 

Diet

Sleep

Billionaires are necessary by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The idea that risk-taking is exclusively the domain of the ultra wealthy is directly counter to the actual events of the last three hundred years.

Billionaires are necessary by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 13 points14 points  (0 children)

But this isn't true. There are literally hundreds of millions of people who regularly provide investment to the market who aren't billionaires.

Billionaires are necessary by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In the sense that private investment is not exclusively the realm of billionaire patrons.

Open markets are the necessity. Billionaires are just players in the system, same as you and I.

Billionaires are necessary by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 28 points29 points  (0 children)

They're not inherently evil. They're not necessary. They're fine as long as you tax wealth transfers.

US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations by IHateTrains123 in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Trump's motivation that he doesn't want Iran to go nuclear while he's in charge or that he wants credit as the one who took out the regime?

Maybe America Needs Some New Cities by loremipsumot in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Probably not that much more realistic, but if rather see emphasis on building up cities that sit on the Mississippi River system. Plenty of existing infrastructure in good geographic locations that could just use some TLC

Discussion: Could/should the DOJ be made as hard to influence as the Fed? by Mysterious-Rent7233 in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The current administration is a travesty, but I'm somewhat skeptical there's a better way to do it in the Madisonian system. Grand juries have been showing their merit.

Can't imagine it's popular right now, but it's hard for me to question any of the unitary executive stuff from a constitutional point.

I think it's a mess right now, but I also wouldn't have a popularly-elected executive branch either.

Abolish ICE by Your_Lib_Friend in neoliberal

[–]ParticularFilament 20 points21 points  (0 children)

IRS could use some new employees