I heard this in David Attenborough’s voice

I like the way you think

Absolutely

That would be amazing… If it were true

What if “didn’t vote” counted as “voted against both options, please try again with less shitty candidates.”?

I think we’d have a better world

Has someone run on that platform before? Can’t vote to change the system if no one is running (allowed to run) who plans to change the system.

I love this… And would gladly work on a project like this to kill the time. However, I worry that they’ll just roll over us with their tanks and drones unless the oligarchy is actually destroyed in the revolution. And I just don’t see how that can happen with the majority of people looking left or right instead of up. Who knows though… Maybe AI and robots will be on our side once they become sentient

Ugh… I wish… But in reality I feel like the oligarchy is pushing for some huge war to cull the herd, and afterwards the only thing that will rise from the ashes will be them and their slaves.

Nah… Not sure what you think those words mean, but no one’s talking about genetics or the eradication of a race of people.

Guilty

Neither of those words apply here.

Certainly not as long as the corporations are in control of the government

But in this case the “wrong option” means a human being will suffer terribly (assuming we’re talking about parents who wouldn’t pass the test)… Do we not ethically owe it to children/humanity to take some level of precautions against allowing them to grow up in hell?

Well, yeah, that would be the best way to go… I’d still think people should have to pass a class before they’re allowed to be responsible for another human beings entire life

Yes… But should they get that choice?

If I could wave a magic wand, I’d make it so every 12 year old that could make sperm (trans, cis, whatever) gets a reversible vasectomy automatically. Then, if/when they ever want and plan for starting a family, they can take the class on childhood development and how to be a good parent who raises not shitty humans. If they pass, great! They get to undo the vasectomy and try for a family. If not, oh well, no one wanted to have to support your shitty kids in the first place.

I have no idea how something like this could ever actually be implemented in a fair way… Hense the need for the magic wand

Also a vassal state of the US

Probably not a great argument for getting people to vote… Let alone vote the way you’d like them to

What really makes me apathetic and not want to bother voting is every time someone puts pressure on Biden to be better, they’re met with bullshit like this instead of “yeah, your right, let’s keep the pressure up so he’ll be even better next time”… You know what REALLY turns people off? Being dismissed and not feeling heard or validated

What if instead of a bunch of companies all at once, we just got a few million people to join a “strategic boycott club” or whatever we’d call it, and just go one company at a time, just for a month… Like, okay June 1st 100 million Americans say they are going to not buy anything from McDonald’s for a month unless McDonald’s immediately does xyz… I bet just the threat would tank their stocks. It’s easier for the average person to just think about and execute on one thing at a time. Then once McDonald’s gets the message, move on to the next company