[–] Dr_Shekel_Nigger 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
There was a LOT more that happened in the 70's than this. The ending of dollar's convertibility to gold/end of breton woods system, USA's then-peak oil production and the six day war and yom kippur war and the oil embargo/flexing of opec's muscles, nixon's allowing china to engage in global and US trade, and much more. And I usually HATE these kind of long ass videos that drone on before getting to the point
BUT, the video does absolutely have a big and valid point and I'm glad I watched
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[–] AmaleksHairyAss ago (edited ago)
It's not that I don't have the attention span for it, it's that if they haven't said anything in the first few minutes they probably never will, and the internet is infested with "neural programming" type bullshit where they drone on and on trying to make you lose your skepticism for no good reason. To not waste time on a video where they don't say what it's about up front is a useful tactic to avoid the bullshit.
[–] asabove 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That is an interesting discovery. Sneaky congress critters, no wonder they are so rich. The guy covered most of the obvious objections and even mentioned crypto could be a solution, as long as privacy was maintained at the moment of voting and there were no receipts..
Tweet this at Tucker Carlson! He was just ripping on lobbyests and their bribes, and is one of the few that might actually talk about this on tv.
[–] PewterKey 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
The video is about voting and how congress passed a bill to record their votes. Which creates the party dynamic we see now with strict policing of votes and backlash against rogue votes. And it also make lobbying/vote buying effective because any congress member can just show the voting record to get paid.
He recommends secret ballots, which would cripple lobbying as results would start to be uncertain and would break the 2 party hedgemony as rogue voters could pass or prevent bills.
[–] vonclausewitz 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
But how would we know if our representatives are working for us??
[–] AmaleksHairyAss 2 points 2 points 4 points (+4|-2) ago (edited ago)
What the fuck happened in the 70s?
Try this title: In the 70's secret Congressional ballots happened, and that has fucked up everything.
The original video title should also say that. And he should say that in the first two minutes of the video. Just get to the point, otherwise it's probably clickbait. He has some valuable things to say but at the beginning I don't know that, so I have little incentive to probably waste my time on it.
[–] go1dfish [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Well IMO the most solid part of the video, and the part that I was reminded of in this post: https://voat.co/v/politics/2253043/11143768/10#11143768 is all the fucked up data inflections in the 70s.
That's why I picked the title and linked to that part of the video.
[–] Hackerman 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
> "something changed in the '70s"
> "everyone scratching their heads as to why it's happening"
> charts for economy, growth, wealth distribution, government involvement, etc. resemble introduction of invasive species in to a natural habitat
https://archive-media-0.nyafuu.org/bant/image/1494/00/1494000106749.png
[–] malloryquinn 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I remember talking about this in high school. It was a well understood thing from the outside of America how you always knew how people were bought as you could see who sent them money, and how they voted.