• chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    “The government is corrupt, and they can’t be trusted to run things. Our infrastructure should be in the hands of the people.”

    “The people are corrupt, and they can’t be trusted to run things. Our infrastructure should be regulated by the government.”

    Pick a side, but in either case, the only way that we overcome these obstacles is with oversight. It doesn’t matter who controls anything, all that matters is how much we hold them accountable for the greater good. You want to really solve the problem, figure out how to get everyone to agree on what’s best. Until then, we’ll have milquetoast regulations, oligarchs too preoccupied with someone’s sexual orientation to actually do anything, and allegiances that change depending on the signature line on the checks.

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      11 months ago

      I’ve never heard someone say the government is corrupt and infrastructure should be in the hands of the people. The government is the people. Most people say it should be taken out of the hands of private companies and put into the hands of the people, managed by the government. Workers controlling the means of production and all that.