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[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

A government could be good. In theory:

  • one year terms for elected individuals in public offices
  • no second term
  • getting elected is a random draw (akin to jury duty) based on the individuals' capabilities
  • authority limited in scope within city states

I'm sure there's other ideas regarding this.

[-] gnutrino@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

getting elected is a random draw (akin to jury duty) based on the individuals' capabilities

Who asseses people's capabilities in this system? As they are likely the most powerful people.

[-] uralsolo@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

If you don't change the economic system then you'll just run into exactly the same problems as we already have. The one year term elected officials will be handed pre-written legislation by corporations, they'll be heavily incentivized to pass it, if they don't it'll be a short turn around before the people with Capital can try again, and if they instead try to pass their own legislation that Capital doesn't approve of it they'll get the next person to undo it.

[-] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 2 points 1 year ago

With 1 year and no second term they're just gonna steal everything within their reach from day 1, so we need to balance it with:

  • all public servants live under full transparency, 24/7 body cams etc for years after, financial transparency for life
  • 2x to all prison sentences while serving
  • a well-oiled practice to jail everyone who ain't a total saint

Then, maybe.

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It'd need to be a system that automates itself instead of needing surveillance. Something that simply disincentivizes corruption.

[-] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 1 points 1 year ago

How about "if you accept the bribe, report it and do nothing, you can keep it"?

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