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[Serious] The revolution was successful! The old government is gone. You get to help write the new Constitution. What do you put into it? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

(since existing laws just aren’t enforced)

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I've been thinking about this a lot since making the thread and I've realized that one of the root causes of our problems as Americans is that we haven't enforced the laws we've had on the books for a very long time, and we haven't because we allowed ourselves to be manipulated by evil people. I am not sure if it's possible to build a system that can protect people against having the very same debate system we evolved with turned against us to convince us to do or accept things we otherwise wouldn't.

We need to change, not just the law.

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

This needs to be encoded in the system we build - that it is not possible to build the perfect system of law, but rather any system we build will, over time, come to reflect the character and viability of our principles.

[–] rothaine@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Very true.

I think that's why the majority of my suggestions relate to democracy itself -- if we can get away from "two parties pooping back and forth forever", we increase the odds of good people getting into power. Hopefully.