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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1560 on: August 11, 2013, 11:52:02 pm »
We need to work on artificial intelligence so we can put machines in charge. Humans cannot be trusted to govern each other.
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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1561 on: August 11, 2013, 11:56:16 pm »
Or we can just revise the system to weed out the dumbasses, like with tests and qualifications and whatnot. I'd kinda like to see that tried.

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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1562 on: August 12, 2013, 12:44:02 am »
Not Skynet! Oh noes!

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« Reply #1563 on: August 12, 2013, 02:29:33 am »
Or we can just revise the system to weed out the dumbasses, like with tests and qualifications and whatnot. I'd kinda like to see that tried.

The moment we require tests for voting or to hold office is the moment that right-wing assholes try to manipulate them to keep liberals from passing.
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« Reply #1564 on: August 12, 2013, 02:36:33 am »
Or we can just revise the system to weed out the dumbasses, like with tests and qualifications and whatnot. I'd kinda like to see that tried.

The moment we require tests for voting or to hold office is the moment that right-wing assholes try to manipulate them to keep liberals from passing.

Yeah, that's the biggest problem with that idea. Don't know how it could be solved just yet. It would still be interesting to see what would happen if it were tried on a small scale somewhere. Sadly, I don't see anything like that happening for anywhere in the near future though.

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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1565 on: August 12, 2013, 03:02:41 am »
We tried the tests for voting thing, remember? It didn't go very well.

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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1566 on: August 12, 2013, 03:06:14 am »
Now I feel stupid because I actually don't remember. Fill me in?

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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1567 on: August 12, 2013, 03:39:00 am »
Are you talking about back in ye ancient Jim Crow days, Shane?  Other than that, it's news to me too.

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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1568 on: August 12, 2013, 06:42:39 am »
I was flippantly referring to that, yes.

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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1569 on: August 12, 2013, 05:47:16 pm »
I think I may be stalking someone of the forums....by accident.

Ironbite-not sure how that happened either.

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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1570 on: August 12, 2013, 05:59:05 pm »
Letting 16-year-olds vote sounds like a horrible idea.
Only if you're a fundie.

There's plenty of non-fundie reasons to oppose voting at 16. In this case, it was a pretty transparent ploy by the current ruling party who wants to stay in power (as ruling parties do) and is steadily losing voters. They have a relatively powerful youth organization*, and voters between 16 and 18 have optional voting (it's mandatory in general), so they expected most teenagers wouldn't bother to show up because lazy, and those that did would be the members of their organization. It seems the overall effect on the elections was insignificant, though.

And that was your weekly lesson on Argentinian politics. Next time, we'll cover why the current format for the primaries is a total sham.


*the only major party that does, as most politically active teenagers that aren't with them tend to side with the more leftist parties that have nearly nil chance of winning anything.
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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1571 on: August 12, 2013, 06:43:16 pm »
I think I may be stalking someone of the forums....by accident.

Ironbite-not sure how that happened either.

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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1572 on: August 12, 2013, 06:44:57 pm »
Know what?  I'll let you think that.

Ironbite-it's...better this way.

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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1573 on: August 14, 2013, 06:55:28 pm »
Fucking hell. People weren't joking when they told me that owning a house is a full time job. So much stuff to do.

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Re: Thread Killer
« Reply #1574 on: August 14, 2013, 08:05:54 pm »
Oh hey, it's Sim.

I'd ask where you were, but that seems to be answered quite readily by your post.
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