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[–] sqgl 0 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Unfortunately the source code is not open

Wrong.

https://threema.com/en/why-threema/open-source

[–] sqgl 0 points 2 days ago

They are monthly not daily popups. They are daily at the start kust to make sure you memorize your PIN, then they peter off.

However if you ignore a monthly one then it doesn't disturb you until the next monthly reminder. What is the point of a PIN if it can be ignored?

[–] sqgl -3 points 2 days ago (11 children)

The pager attack was pretty targeted. Very low percentage of civilians killed (unlike the percentages of Hezbollah attacks on Israel).

[–] sqgl 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Only Alaska has federal ranked choice voting and a Republican tried to repeal it., so I give you that one.

But check out the https://patrioticmillionaires.org/ site. I don't think either party are interested in that (except maybe for Bernie, AOC and Warren - which I admit would make Dems slightly better).

[–] sqgl 1 points 2 days ago

I can't help but wonder if some thought it couldn't get worse for them personally so they wanted to see the whole system crash and burn.

[–] sqgl 1 points 2 days ago (10 children)

It is a zero sum game. The rich are addicted to power over others despite data showing that even they would be happier in a more equitable society (see TED talk by Richard Wilkinson called "Spirit Level").

[–] sqgl 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Same thing in terms of being bought by lobbyists (although Elon's influence is unprecedented).

Same thing in terms of refusing to reform one of the worst voting systems on the planet.

Same in terms of insider trading (Trump is more blatant and doesn't mind if he tanks the economy in the process).

Same in terms of ignoring https://patrioticmillionaires.org/

[–] sqgl 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

~~Dems downvoting you are ignoring why Trump won. At their peril.~~

[Edit: I see in a later comment that you clarified and people here do get it.]

Dems laugh at his meandering speech but the MAGA's appreciate he is not scripted and one actually can understand what he is on about. It looks demented on paper but it is actually how a lot of people speak. You don't need to complete your sentence if you have got the message across . MAGA think we are stupid for getting confused with our comprehension.

In the GOP primaries he mocked his competitors on stage saying that he has given many donations to politicians and the favours will be returned, even the ones on stage with him. MAGA loved the openness of the corruption.

What I don't get is why they thought he would "drain the swamp"?

[–] sqgl 1 points 2 days ago

Cadlillac agrees with Trump. Slave labour is what makes America great and the slaves love it apparently.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xNzXze5Yza8

[–] sqgl 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Unfortunately Americans are not reading this thread :(

So MMP solves the problem, yes?

Ranked choice with a single member is better than FPTP.

5 candidates is closer to proportional but it is flawed because it is "low resolution".

One could theoretically have a system to vote for hundreds/all seats for finer resolution but MMP is a tried and tested way to achieve the same.

We have come full circle to my initial comment...

Ranked choice allows for coalitions like in AU.

Maybe you mean Multi Member Proportional voting like NZ and DE. That is the best system but complicated. US cannot even deal with converting to metric so MMP would result in exploding heads.

[–] sqgl 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I don't think you understand the Australian Senate voting system or Tasmanian lower house or the MMP of Scotland, UK, DE.

They all have ranked choice but are tweaked to be proportional too.

MMP makes it proportional by also giving you a party vote which determines what proportion of seats that party should hold so that you don't get a situation like you described in Australia's last election. Better to watch a 2 minute video on it.

MMP is the most accurate/fair proportional system but more complex.

[–] sqgl 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

That's massively skewed. Even though the difference is tiny, Labour got almost a 2/3 supermajority.

One way to remedy this would be to retain ranked choice but make the electorates/districts three times as large and elect three members in each. Just like how Tasmania does but with 5 members and 5 huge districts.

The Australian Senate voting does roughly what both houses of the Tasmanian state voting do and what you are calling for.

The Senate still has ranked choice but also proportional representation because of the multiple members in each district (in the Australian Senate the "district" is the entire state, with 6 members elected each time).

Federal Labor currently cannot pass any laws without Greens support in the senate (unless the conservatives support the bill).

Districts are fair because the member can be accessed by local constituents (in theory anyhow). US Gerrymandering is unfair. Australian Gerrymandering is nowhere near as bad.

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