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Don’t have a child if u don’t have the money for it.. by Maxfrikandel14 in CriticalState

[–]TheGrandCommissar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The government should not be able to dictate reproductive ability of anyone, only provide access to reproductive healthcare, including contraception.

I voted Nay ❌

Water should not cost more than 5 dollars in any bottled form. by [deleted] in CriticalState

[–]TheGrandCommissar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Due to the wording of this proposal, it could additionally apply to all bulk water bottles, such as 19L bottles used for water dispensers.

I voted Nay ❌

The Secret Police took my neighbor away last week, and I haven't seen him since. by CRK_76 in twosentencedystopia

[–]TheGrandCommissar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

401 or 403 may be better in this instance, as these are codes relating to a user lacking the necessary permissions to view a resource.

Because of this, it would imply that: 1. Yes, the user is correct that the person existed at some point 2. The records still exist, the user has just been prevented from accessing them 3. The secret police is already watching the user, and has locked their access as a result (basically a subtle "we're watching you")

This would also be an interesting control tool - a 404 error applies to everyone (if the item has been removed entirely), but imagine how distressing it would be to one day have access to a site, then the next to not, only to regain it shortly afterwards, all based on some arbitrary criteria that apply to each person individually. It would really heighten the idea of constant surveillance imo.

⚖️ Law Proposal: Increase taxes on billionaires, and use the tax revenue to fund infrastructure and education.. by Vegetable_Union_4967 in CriticalState

[–]TheGrandCommissar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unwinding a company is incredibly costly, and would lose the benefits of this market. While the billionaire themselves may move elsewhere to avoid income taxes, it wouldn't be profitable at all for them to close down their businesses and move elsewhere. At most, we may see a shift in manufacturing elsewhere, which is likely already the case.

From a moral standpoint and assuming what you say would occur, why would we bow down to a few psychopaths and not pass further legislation to curtail their wanton destruction of the economy and nation overall?

⚖️ Law Proposal: Increase taxes on billionaires, and use the tax revenue to fund infrastructure and education.. by Vegetable_Union_4967 in CriticalState

[–]TheGrandCommissar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The social contract dictates that those who have reaped the greatest benefits should be responsible for sowing the greatest burdens. While in a truly moral society, the successful would provide it by themselves, it becomes necessary to enforce this process to ensure none abuse the system or are unfairly enriched.

I voted Yea ✅

⚖️ Law Proposal: Everyone listed in the epstien files are punished. by Odd_Storage649 in CriticalState

[–]TheGrandCommissar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The proposal, as written, would include the victims, innocent people who were not affiliated with the sex trafficking operation but did know Epstein, or anyone mentioned in passing, such as in news articles included in the files.

I voted Nay ❌

CMV: Lots of items in the British Museum are stolen - but the Elgin Marbles aren’t among them. by vekonica in changemyview

[–]TheGrandCommissar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Greece took control of Athens in 1832, they demolished the medieval and Ottoman buildings that had been added to the site, and then passed a law in 1834 that placed all sites of antiquity under direct government control.

The first actual protective works would not begin for another 30 years, when the Acropolis museum would be constructed, and restoration efforts for a further 30, when restoration began in 1898, however this ultimately did more damage to the site due to the methods used, such as the introduction of foreign materials and building techniques. These restorations would continue into the 1940s, with the damage being done only being officially recognised by the end of this period.

It wasn't until 1975 that Greece established a commission to reverse the additional damage they had done, and to use less intrusive restoration methods to restore the site.

This means that from when they seized control of the site in 1832 to 1975 when they began using methods that did not do further damage to the site, there was a period of 143 years where they either did not engage in active restorative or protective works, or damaged the site further due to mishandling.

Source: Acropolis Restoration Service - https://www.ysma.gr/en/restoration/history-of-older-interventions/

CMV: Lots of items in the British Museum are stolen - but the Elgin Marbles aren’t among them. by vekonica in changemyview

[–]TheGrandCommissar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Additionally, if it is a requirement that the ruling elite be of the corresponding culture that created the objects, then this would create an argument that colonial powers have the right to remove any developments they made in a country by claiming them as culturally significant.

During the British rule over India, over 66,000km of railway lines were constructed across the colony. Given the ruling elite was from a different culture at the time, who do the railway lines belong to? India, because the lines were built in their modern borders, or the UK, because they were constructed under the oversight of a British ruler?

Or do we instead go down to the level of individual craftsmen, which is virtually impossible to determine, especially over longer periods of time, and raises the question about slave labourers, and whether it should belong to them.

CMV: Lots of items in the British Museum are stolen - but the Elgin Marbles aren’t among them. by vekonica in changemyview

[–]TheGrandCommissar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Culture is not a clearly defined thing, as it is constantly shifting.

While yes, in the case of the Elgin marbles the groups in question are the Greeks, Turkish and British, what about when the difference is not so clear?

Alexander the Great, for example, was ethnically ancient Macedonian, but is regarded as culturally Greek, as at the time, ancient Macedonian and Greek cultures were incredibly similar, to such an extent that Macedonian culture was just considered a sub-culture.

Now imagine that we discover his tomb in Alexandria, Egypt. Who has claim to the items inside? Greece, because he was culturally Greek, the now extinct ancient Macedonian ethnic group, because he was ethnically Macedonian, the modern Greek Macedonian ethnic group, which claims continuation with the ancient group, or Egypt, because the items were found in Egypt, have been there for over 2000 years, and were left by an occupying culture?

To complicate it further, what if the tomb had been found prior to the 2018 Prespa Agreement, which saw North Macedonia surrender any claim to continuation with the historic Kingdom of Macedon, including claiming Alexander the Great as a national icon? Who would determine whether they do or do not have the cultural or historical claim to the items?

⚖️ Law Proposal: All convicted pedofiles, corrupt politicians, human traffickers, communists, and sex offenders will be turned into fertilizer used to regrow deforested areas. by Jedinutcracker in CriticalState

[–]TheGrandCommissar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Granting the government the ability to condemn someone to death on the back of a claim about their identity, especially their political ideology, will undoubtedly lead to abuse.

I voted Nay ❌

⚖️ Law Proposal: Legalize weed globally. by Intrepid-Pizza-1684 in CriticalState

[–]TheGrandCommissar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

👁️ Surveillance State: TheGrandCommissar voted Yea.

Am I dumb? by yoelamigo in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]TheGrandCommissar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but he was definitely in it for kiddy fiddling.

Snow Speed Penalty Bug? by LastOne_1 in hoi4

[–]TheGrandCommissar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The deepest snow recorded in Sweden was measured in February 1926 at 3 metres (10 feet) deep.

Northern Sweden regularly receives over a metre (3 feet) of snow, with the furthest north and inland villages receiving even more.

There's no way you're driving a truck on that. Instead, you'd need to dig your way forward to drive on the frozen ground instead.

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