By Ryan McMaken
Some secessionists are talking about redrawing the Illinois-Indiana border. The fact that politicians so vehemently oppose this suggests it’s a good idea.
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53 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 10h
You beat @Rothbardian_fanatic by 1 minute!
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 10h
My avatar ain't Quickdraw McGraw for nothin'
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41 sats \ 23 replies \ @kepford 10h
The only lines politicians want to redraw are their districts to secure their own futures.
Its not always true but most of the time if both parties oppose or ignore something it's probably very important.
Examples:
- The Fed
- The revolving door at the FDA and many other agencies and the companies their "regulate".
- The relationship of military contractors and retired military brass
- I could go one but you all know what I'm saying.
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65 sats \ 22 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 10h
I love these partition movements, even though they're legally almost impossible to execute.
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58 sats \ 21 replies \ @kepford 10h
I do as well. And just like DOGE it is instructive to those that REALLY have downed the blue pills. It shows just how entrenched the status quo has become. How hard it is to reform let alone make significant changes when the system is opposed to it.
Far to many people do not recognize that the state is an entity and its really the problem. Not the politicians. Those snakes just have figured out how to use the system to their own benefit. Replacing them doesn't really fix anything. The system itself working as designed is the problem. Focusing on Trump or Biden is really foolish. Focusing on Newsom is a waste. The ideologies and systems are the root. Cut it down at the root. Plant the seeds of a better system that can replace the old system.
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48 sats \ 20 replies \ @kepford 10h
Don't get me wrong. The current admin is OBVIOUSLY biased in their attacks on the system. This should be obvious when people like me comment on it but I know we have special people here that don't have the ability to sense nuance.
The right likes to pretend the problem is with the Democrats. They are 1/3rd right. The problem also includes the other party and the system. The system (the state) resists change. Go watch "Yes Minister!" for a fun example of a system resisting change without any cloak and dagger stuff.
The right likes to pretend its all spooky and dark but a lot of the rot and resistance is from established bureaucrats that are about as scary as a DMV worker. If it were all jack-booted thugs we could easily get people to understand the issues. The tyranny has a smiley face and is draped in a US flag. When you talk about it for what it is you get accused of hating America. Which... is not the US government. I love America. I hate the US government. Its a false god that for many people has become their idol. They just don't realize it.
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35 sats \ 19 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 9h
I honestly don't care at all about the bias. If Democrats want to get in there and hack away at the right's beloved projects, while exposing their malfeasance, I'll cheer for them too.
You're absolutely right about the nature of the problem. I've known plenty of federal workers and they've all been perfectly ordinary people. This is an issue of us being way out on an ideological fringe that most people don't share. When they're looking for jobs, the feds are just viewed as one amongst many options.
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41 sats \ 18 replies \ @kepford 9h
Yeah, start chopping on either side of the tree. Either is fine by me.
Reminds me of that CEO that says he is a long time Dem. He said the Dems are committing suicide(I agree). He wants them to JOIN DOGE and partner with them to help root out fraud, waste, and abuse instead of fighting that effort. On an optics level that makes sense from a non-cynical view.
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40 sats \ 4 replies \ @Aardvark 10h
Honestly, it shouldn't even matter. The federal government is way too powerful.
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 9h
Talk to someone from Illinois about that. There's a big difference between Illinois and Indiana.
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35 sats \ 2 replies \ @Aardvark 9h
Gary and Chicago are literally the same giant toilet bowl.
Other than that, I agree.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 9h
I forgot about Gary.
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 9h
Sorry for reminding you, now I feel bad. We all should be lucky enough to forget about Gary.
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