Unfortunately, they’ve been so successful, we won’t be able to get our kids to read this report.

I’d love to hear the logistics of making that work well in the current world.

TIL Sortition. Thanks. Your since you don’t believe in democracy, what form of governance do you feel is best?

Oh, you were serious! Well, I think what they need is Democracy first, then unions. Communism theoretically eliminates the need for unions, but the reality is that it’s just a dictatorship. Unions in China would likely either be co-opted by the Communist party through subterfuge, or through “reeducating” the misguided leadership and defining the unions - thus landing them right where they are, with a new bureaucracy.

Unions represent the spirit of the checks and balances envisioned in the U.S. Constitution. It is only by being of near equal power to the company that employees can negotiate for fair compensation and treatment. Without that, they’re just resources. It’s an effort to use human nature to gain good outcomes.

Hey, how come you didn’t get the snide arrogant insults for saying the same thing I did? I’m jealous! ;-)

I was implying nothing about any other type of societal organization. However, since you mention it, I will point out that Capitalism (which is an economic, not political philosophy) can become horrific for the same reasons Communism becomes horrific - People. Communism was a response to naked, mercantilist Capitalism. Marx’s heart was in the right place, but he was describing a Utopia.

I think Democracy (in its many forms) designed with checks and balances is a viable answer to the problem. It ain’t magic, though. People still need to ensure it remains balanced. We’ve been having some trouble with that lately. It took fifty years of planning for the authoritarians to get us here. It’s a good sign it was so difficult, but now we have to work hard to fix the mess.

Sounds like American Evangelism. I bet they coordinate.

Damn, I took a quick look and I knew those two were shady just by the names and publishers.

Didn’t you hear? China’s been one gigantic people’s union since 1949. That’s the whole point of Communism. As you can see, it’s working swimmingly well.

If you read the documents that come with the prescription, “rage” is one of the explicitly listed possible side-effects. I didn’t read that until after I had difficulty managing my emotions in the face of stupidity.

I think you meant “whatever follows us”.

Well, I discovered (the hard way) that unreasonable, explosive rage is a side effect of that, so Vyvanse costing 800 is a feature, not a bug.

This is the way.