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WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/adams-john/77742/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>John Adams</b></a></p><blockquote>FEAR is the foundation of most governments; but is so sordid and brutal a passion, and renders men, in whose breasts it predominates, so stupid, and miserable, that Americans will not be likely to approve of any political institution which is founded on it.</blockquote><p><b>John Adams</b> (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)<br>Letter (1776-04) to George Wythe, “Thoughts on Government”</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/adams-john/77742/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/adams-john/77742/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=johnadams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>johnadams</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fear</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=politicalsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicalsystem</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=terror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>terror</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>The New Zealand political system David Parker wants <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/991220/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/991220/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/davidparker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>davidparker</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/firstpastthepost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firstpastthepost</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KerreWoodhamopinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KerreWoodhamopinion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mmp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mmp</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/politicalsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicalsystem</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dangillmor</span></a></span> +1<br>This capitulation of the Dems have been bothering me for many moons, if not years. One theory is that the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/duopolistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>duopolistic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicalsystem</span></a> has finally been effectively gamed by the billionaire, corporate &amp; Zionist interests.<br>I've shared this several times but, imho, it bears re-sharing: tRump2.0 is no longer a "rehearsal", &amp; simple ("we did it before") opposition won't be enough - I do hope that enough Dems watch and share this new <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dw" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dw</span></a></span> documentary for clarity: <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jrhREluLdBs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=jrhREluL</span><span class="invisible">dBs</span></a></p>
Solarpunk Presents Podcast<p>6.3: Fully Automated! A Solarpunk RPG with Andy Gross</p><p>This week on Solarpunk Presents, we’re bringing you an interview with Andy Gross, one of the brilliant minds behind Fully Automated! A Solarpunk TableTop RPG (Role-Playing Game). Don’t worry, you don’t need to know game jargon to follow along for this one - solarpunk storytelling comes in a lot of different forms, and this is yet another kind for people to use to imagine a kinder, greener future that strives towards a utopia … of sorts.</p><p>RPGs get a reputation for being all about fighting. How does that work if the RPG is solarpunk? Or utopian even? What is an RPG, in the first place? What is the usefulness of a solarpunk RPG? Join us as we discuss these questions and more.</p><p>Art from the Fully Automated website used in episode cover is by Sean Bodley as well as a few other artists and this will get updated to credit them when we track them down :)</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SolarpunkPresentsPodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarpunkPresentsPodcast</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RPG</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/roleplayingGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roleplayingGame</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/gamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamer</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GameDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameDesign</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TTRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTRPG</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TableTopRolePlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TableTopRolePlaying</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TableTop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TableTop</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CharacterCreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacterCreation</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PoliticalSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalSystem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WorldBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBuilding</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Future</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/futuring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>futuring</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a></p>
PeterD 🇩🇪 🇨🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@CStamp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CStamp</span></a></span> <br>Any <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PowerStructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerStructure</span></a> will abuse its power. The <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> is: "why does the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PoliticalSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalSystem</span></a> everywhere tolerates and even foster it." <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ResidentialSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResidentialSchools</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CatholicChurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatholicChurch</span></a> and add other religions and institutions. <br>Ask me how I know!</p>
Nonilex<p>They see an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalSystem</span></a> lurching down the path of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dysfunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dysfunction</span></a> &amp; a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> increasingly dominated by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicians</span></a> uninterested in actual <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> deliberation. And they see the asymmetry of what’s in motion — where the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> Party, beholden to fmr president <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> Trumpist base, is the principal vehicle for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/destabilizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>destabilizing</span></a> forces coursing through the American body politic.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPower</span></a></p>
U.S. Politics in Real Time<p>About half of Americans say democracy not working well in US: poll</p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4099074-about-half-of-americans-say-democracy-not-working-well-in-us-poll/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefin</span><span class="invisible">g-room/4099074-about-half-of-americans-say-democracy-not-working-well-in-us-poll/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DemocracyNotWorking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNotWorking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/USPoll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPoll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AmericanOpinions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanOpinions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DemocracyIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyIssues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PublicPerception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicPerception</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoliticalSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalSystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
PlantingTrees😷🇨🇦🇮🇱🌻👠<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://zeroes.ca/@GreySkies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GreySkies</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://zeroes.ca/@begrudging_recluse" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>begrudging_recluse</span></a></span> Yes, I learned that as well- the system is set up to protect the system. That's pretty well the subtexts for any legal, government or expert pundit; there is no wholesale criticism of the failures and weaknesses of the system. Instead there is apologia and false hopium provided to the masses. Now to the point of <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/gaslighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaslighting</span></a>. The system must, at all human cost, survive! <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leftist</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PoliticalSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalSystem</span></a></p>
Hulaviking<p>Hold them accountable!</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/INSURRECTION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>INSURRECTION</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Jan6thJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jan6thJustice</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/jan6th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jan6th</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JAN6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JAN6</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PoliticalSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalSystem</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Jan6Committee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jan6Committee</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/former-house-members-urge-ethics-investigations-for-current-members-involved-in-jan-6-riot" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vanityfair.com/news/2022/12/fo</span><span class="invisible">rmer-house-members-urge-ethics-investigations-for-current-members-involved-in-jan-6-riot</span></a></p>
Keith J Chouinard :verified:<p>Even though the recent <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> might not have been <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Rigged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rigged</span></a> the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PoliticalSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalSystem</span></a> is set up as a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ruse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ruse</span></a> to protect the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Institution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Institution</span></a> and the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PeckingOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeckingOrder</span></a> of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wealthy</span></a> and those making the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laws</span></a></p><p>That might just be why so many <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Believe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Believe</span></a> the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lies</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sadly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sadly</span></a> that is why so many believe their <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Votes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Votes</span></a> don't matter and why they don't <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> to try to make things better</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GerryMandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GerryMandering</span></a> is one <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Example" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Example</span></a> the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Perks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perks</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Benefits</span></a> of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politicians</span></a> who <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Restrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Restrict</span></a> the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Masses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Masses</span></a> is another</p>