• Fluke@feddit.uk
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    7 days ago

    This appears the fundamental flaw in every single governance system we’ve tried thus far. The sociopaths will always take over, consolidate power, and abuse and exploit everyone else for their own benefit.

    Capitalism or Communism, both as vulnerable, both have failed for the same reasons as far as I can make out.

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      6 days ago

      Well, while USA failed, there are many countries where the combination of democracy and capitalism succeeded to various degrees. Not ever perfect, but way better than anything else tried.

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      We need dark triad personality screening and trat it like a disability that disqualifies them from participating in politics or leadership roles. It’s bad for them, they can do other things. Completely blind people also shouldn’t be bus drivers.

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        Just capture the testing procedure and you capture the government. That is the fundamental flaw of “allow only X to run for office”.