Dunno what to say man. Take it up with reddit I guess.

It was repeated offense. I had got warnings before for insulating people’s limited brain power before.

Platform. I appealed but they weren’t having it. Reddit doesn’t like people causing others of being nazi and colonial fucks.

In one comment I called spez a nazi fuck. He removed that too.

Dude was talking about how the Brits were actually really good for their colonies (how they brought culture and infrastructure there) and how the bengal famine was actually because of the locals themselves.

London was apparently a benevolent european power.

There’s no winner in this battle.

I don’t think I’d invite Jefferson or mao for dinner.

Or you know, place them in the hall of fame.

But yeah, he’s gotta point. Why don’t central banks loose money like this? Is it because their cash isn’t in a Blockchain?

Ehhh, It relatable.

Got banned for telling a colonial apologist and nazi to fuck off.

See that’s the intersting bit. They still let you browse even if you are banned. They won’t let an ad watching product go to waste.

Okay, makes sense.

He’s meant to be a legendary figure.

Dude, you are completely ignoring my comment. Lol.

Dunno, but US isn’t the only country.

Switzerland definitely continues to be a haven’t forgotten most illearned wealth from all over the world.

Why do they even like Mao so much? Dude was only good for helping them get the country. Literally nothing else.

Some systems don’t have hard requirements, but instead have selective systems that result in those higher qualified getting further along.

Xi Jinping has a PhD in Marxism, and a degree in chemical engineering, for example. He had to work his way upward, because the system of governance in China begins from local council elections, who then send elected delegates to higher councils, and these councils elect delegates for higher councils than this. Systems that begin at the local level and fully integrate the selection process tend to place higher value on competency.

You don’t actually say why him having a Phd and a degree in chemical engineering helps his chances of being selected for higher position. It is only implied that he started at the local level and hence was elected to higher office.

I am not saying it doesn’t, I’d like to know if that is the case.

Systems that begin at the local level and fully integrate the selection process tend to place higher value on competency.

And you follow it up with this. Which I don’t think is true. At least depending on your definition of “competency”.

Someone on lemmy said that media should be the 4th pillar of democracy. I agree. It should be enshrined in the constitution and be funded and run as an institution that’s independent of the government.

Basically the government should fund it, but shouldn’t be allowed to control it at all.

Systems that begin at the local level and fully integrate the selection process tend to place higher value on competency.

Just because the system begins at a local level does not mean that it selects for someone with higher competency.

At least if your definition of competency is a skilled leader that wants to do what’s right for the country.

Xi is competent through a certain lens, but even maduro was competent through a certain lens.

Which competency are we talking about? One that allows you to climb the party ladder or one that allows you to be a better leader for the nation. The two aren’t mutually inclusive, and require different qualities and skills.