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Originally posted by St_Andrew So, jerZ07002, do you think you could compromise on the skyscraper issue? We could be running mates

absolutely, i love skyscrapers - especially in NYC

I'm game.

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Originally posted by jerZ07002 absolutely, i love skyscrapers - especially in NYC

Awesome, and yes, your skyline is kinda better than that of stockholm

I dont want to be the bloody president, so I havent posted my points as a result ;-) I dont believe in a one-person ruling system. Parliamentary rule, bitchez!


EDIT: At least you guys should hold elections every few months to spice the forum up ;-) we dont want an authoritarian president for life

Also, holding PDD election campaigns, and actually using some of your political points in discussions too, to make it more realistic.

Yes, George, LMAO, coups are possible ;-) I'm very likely to support you in such an event

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Originally posted by George Smiley I'll have a go, but I'm not a big fan of all this democracy rubbish If I lose can I stage a military coup?

And make the PDD stable diet Fish, Chips and beer .

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Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
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Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by Magnetonium [COLOR=FF7F50] I dont want to be the bloody president, so I havent posted my points as a result ;-) I dont believe in a one-person ruling system. Parliamentary rule, bitchez!

absolutely agree. presidential models are terrible imo.

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aww, it's for $20 !!

Even parliamentary nations elect a president or prime minister..

Ok, Founding Fathers, what model should our PDD government take?

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN absolutely agree. presidential models are terrible imo.

Which is why you should be an Anarchist .

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"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by Krypton aww, it's for $20 !! Even parliamentary nations elect a president or prime minister.. Ok, Founding Fathers, what model should our PDD government take?

To me your thread title translates to a g. I wouldn't mind some politics for free nug .

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by Krypton Even parliamentary nations elect a president or prime minister..

but the prime minister serves at the will of the party, and can be removed at any time.

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z Which is why you should be an Anarchist.

haha. i did my time with the radicals when i was a rabid socialist but ive always had a problem with the pragmatic/realistic components of socialism and anarchism in particular, but also libertarianism, and those concerns have not abated in all this time.

whilst i may agree with many areas of all those schools of thought, i still doubt their capacity to provide real, meaningful solutions.

i like writers like john rawls or john stuart mill more than i do someone like chomsky.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN but the prime minister serves at the will of the party, and can be removed at any time.

As president of the PDD, you have the power to reshape the government structure. You can be a Chavez if you want, change your title from President to Commandante or whatever suits your presidential whim. Just beware of the ever present threat of a coup, just in case you take things too far!

5 people don't want an easy $20!!

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Originally posted by Krypton College tuition should be free, so should healthcare.