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@shortstories @Mongoliaboo @basedbagel

Good idea.

@Mongoliaboo @basedbagel @shortstories

Effeminate and treacherous behavior is a function of increased technology and prosperity since it allows all violence to be abstracted away from reality.

Yes, there's great merit in the model of "skin in the game", especially for leaders. Violence is the ground truth, and we've gone way too far in allowing leaders to be untouched by it.

Take it too far though and you just end up incentivizing your leaders to be MMA fighters.

@Mongoliaboo @basedbagel @shortstories

Hehe, that sounds fun but unworkable without an absolute monarchy since someone needs to be in charge of the hierarchy.

And that would turn into Game of Thrones where you can appoint a champion to fight for you.

@Mongoliaboo

I've made the mistake of sharing my opinions irl to a very small number of people.

Never again.

@Zeb @basedbagel

Now you're talking my language.

A gentleman's only cigar lounge where dudes are free to network their business, shit talk about whatever the fuck they want while enjoying a Cohiba and a whisky sounds like heaven.

@basedbagel @shortstories

Turn it around and ask yourself - how many non-Jews can vote in Israeli elections?

I'm guessing that's a big fat zero.

@basedbagel @shortstories

I'm not a liar so you can go ahead and take that one back whenever you feel like.

Halsey has lived in Israel, has family in Israel and supports Israel. Clearly he has to be dual citizenship, though I can't be 100%.

Nations DO regularly need protecting from ignorance and those easily swayed by emotional arguments or no evidence, or those without the capacity for reason. Hence children or retards can't vote. Hence TWRA too.

For me, Jews are an absolute dealbreaker.

@basedbagel @Zeb

It's a scummy way to move in the world, stealing other peoples shit and financially gaining from it.

On the other hand, Dawson has gained much more recognition since October 7th and that's a good thing.

@basedbagel @Zeb

Public school is cancer, and any of us who get here in spite of it have something.

Just stick with it and take bites whenever.

@basedbagel @shortstories

Agree with most of that except the Jewish part.

Halsey is a Zionist, he loves Israel and supports Israel. I would never sell my country out by letting him vote his interests against my countrymen.

This is also why sedition has to be punished. Nations also have to be protected from people like you who end up selling out your own country by allowing it under the error of Halsey != Zionist.

@basedbagel @Zeb

Joke's on you, I'm a tea drinker.

But seriously, it would be good to be able to do that.

Also, I'm not mistaking your inaction for apathy, I'm atrributing you naiivete for some of your takes.

@basedbagel @shortstories

I haven't spent the time to think through all the criteria myself yet so I can't give a definitive answer.

But off the top of my head there woud be an economic basis to it, like the net taxpayer thing, and a moral basis to it.

Also no Jews.

@basedbagel @shortstories

> "If you have a good woman you have a good life. If not you become a philosopher."

It's also why we're in a philosophy bull market. I'm long on philosophy right now, super bearish on good women.

Fully advise to short good women as they still have a good way to fall in price.

Disclaimer: take financial advice from Retired Fire Nation Generals at your own discretion.

@basedbagel @shortstories

That, good sir, is very true.

@shortstories @basedbagel

Dude, even I think you're crazy 🤣

But to your point, your example just demonstrates how rare "joined up thinking" is.

For what it's worth there's a ton of men who should never vote too.