Message from @wahx
Discord ID: 497915238889291786
Wait so you want an unregulated currency and no federal protection from crime?
federal crimes are a thing in a sense but should not be in such a big org as they are
just wait for that
ok so you're really saying that the FBI, CIA, and NSA are too big for what they should be
and could be smaller, but not nonexistant?
federal currency was still a thing before the current whatever is in place, it was backed by silver and gold, nowadays it's backed by nothing
CIA Gone
FBI much smaller and more elite and efficient
NSA gone
unless national crisis in which case highly limited capacity
Would you be concerned that foreign governments would try to fuck with various parts of our country without these institutions?
And it would be hard to re-make an institution quickly in response to something... that seems remarkably inefficient
I know they would try, but in such a case that things like the CIA would simply not go over seas, they would work purely on our shores unless needed otherwise to protect our soil
I agree
also reforming an institution such as the NSA is far quicker than you might expect, getting to a highly efficient cost per dollar is another thing
might I suggest a video to watch? this might help a lot
How is it far quicker than I might expect? where are you pulling that from?
sure!
Like don't get me wrong I don't know that the FBI, CIA, and NSA are as efficient as they should be. But how would anybody else know that either? It's some of the effing most secretive organizations in existence.
various places like Emergency systems that don't exist otherwise already have a basis but just arent running. and PragerU rather a youtube channel, a little more biased to the right in educational content than I prefer but i like them.
I seriously loathe their video on morality
oh that's who you recommend
my point, more biased than I prefer just something to watch, I couldn't find the video but they have many things that explain this like taxes and big government
I don't like PragerU mostly due to their lack of introspection. Rarely in their videos do I hear "We believe this to be the case" or "although there is the possibility that" which is a huge red flag, lack of self awareness and critical thinking. They seem to think very strongly about things which I generally associate with stubbornness and stupidity. The geniuses I have met are confident, but constantly addressing nuances in issues rather than painting things as easy or obvious.
idk, I'm willing to have my mind changed about them though
If there's a few good videos I missed
if I can find it, it pertains specifically to this, i will dm it to you
It doesn't feel like they're exploring issues so much as just showing someone one perspective as though it's true
and these issues are far too complicated for that kind of reduction
obviously there are pros and cons to a large government, those nuances need to be explored not minimized
yeah send err
I don't believe as much that big governments are good, at least for the basis of america
for other countries it may be seen s better but with Americans the spirit, as we brits learned, don't like big government or excessive taxes
Americans have always resisted big government and excessive taxes, that's true. But tradition does not equal goodness, kindness, efficiency, or worth in any sense. But it does mean it should be considered seriously.
Traditions may exist for a reason, that reason should be examined. In the case of taxes, I can see the point that high taxes feel very disconnected from social improvement, because of the distance states feel from the government due to the size of america
But I don't think we should have higher taxes, really
I think the rich should have higher taxes.
The ultra rich mind you.
I guess that gets at what I think is the biggest problem of our time: wealth inequality.
though it has been tried, and enforced during a rather important time. The Great Depression, an awfully large government was in place to help make things better. And it did but with very little efficiency. As well as other places it has been done to an even greater extent and only proven the american Idea or at least supported it. Such as communism, an awfully big government coming with excess in just about every facet of it's income. And tyranny coming with it