Yes... me too. It is called a democratic country, where citizens value the environment created around them by their government.
That is NOT what the USA is, at the moment. Very happy not to live there, or go there in any capacity.
That is NOT what the USA is, at the moment. Very happy not to live there, or go there in any capacity.
We used to think of ourselves as gradually getting better. Turns out that all that accomplished was to encourage resentment, and we finally got tired of pretending otherwise. I dunno if we can ever get back the illusion of improvement, since it will be clear for a very long time just how powerful the urge to cower is. I hope it's soon enough for you to come visit some day, because we do also have a lot of virtues, but for the moment it's not safe for the inhabitants, much less the strangers.
That means if only politicians that are savvy enough to get campaign donations, air time, etc; that claim to represent me on more important issues than cameras, are the only ones on the ballot for me to choose from, and they all like cameras, I don't get much of a say in cameras.
From a practical standpoint, how would that even work? Would the politican call you and everyone in their district before each vote and record it? Or would every bill that comes up have a poll?
You pay taxes? Vote. Should be mandatory, and the government should make it extremely easy to do.