• Hapankaali
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    Are they more of an asshole than other people? It’s the role that makes the assholeness seen.

    In general yes, the kind of people who become politicians don’t tend to be the ones who should become them. However, it is possible to curb the worst excesses.

    There are already solutions for every problem. We know what we have to do, we just don’t do it. Nobody can make us do it but us.

    That’s… inspiring, but not very helpful. By analogy, crime can be solved by getting together and just not committing any more crimes. While self-evidently true, it is not an actual pathway for solving crime.

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      While self-evidently true, it is not an actual pathway for solving crime.

      Why not? Crime is determined by the environment. If society adapts, crime could be massively reduced. No politician needed.

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        Because it is not a concrete roadmap for those required societal adaptations.