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@tdp_org This is why people need to think about #qualifications instead of "charisma" or "likability".

In public service, public office, and law enforcement- people who have any brains want #intelligent #qualified #experts who have accomplished goals.

Like President Biden. VP Harris. President Obama.

John Kerry was boring. And highly qualified. I voted for him, not Bush.

#stupid people treat #elections like hs popularity contests.
That's how we got here.
Dumb votes for dumb.

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no issue consuming the flesh of animals that we have shown to be exceptionally "intelligent." Despite this, the casual use of the I-word, to claim machines are #intelligent without the #artificial qualifier is dishonest. There is an ongoing debate about not only what constitutes intelligence, but also if what ever these machines output can be considered intelligent, it is artificial & an appearance of it. Definitely not an equivalent. The danger in accepting such statements, even with doubt /3

the priority of 99% of politicians is 1. #power 2. #money 3. anything else :(

the #wellbeing of #nations HIGHLY depends on a #intelligent #smart #decisions that SOLVES #problems and not creates MORE PROBLEMS:

how to #reform #democracy? how are we going to change this?

first attempt v1.0: (please first say what is good then write what is bad or even better: publish ur own proposal)

massive reform of "representative (lobby and money driven) democracy":

0. a list of aims, targets, challenges, problems to be solved needs to be defined, leaders will be judged by their performance of solving those problems in the most constructive, peaceful, timely and intelligent way

1. make a pool of qualified people (show that candidate is qualified: +expert in the area of most pressing issues + free of any crimes + moral compass + smart as possible + good organizational and + problem solving skills)

2. no more parties, if an issue is very important like: should we go to war with countryX ALL citizens have to vote

3. only from this pool 5 experts "TheCoreTeam" are elected by the population, but only those citizens who have also proven to be able to think critical and think for themselves are allowed to vote

4. this 5 elected experts can then assemble "AssistantTeam" ("ATeam") of max 50 people (as many as fit at one table) that supports them solving the problems defined under 0., "CoreTeam" has to check if candidates are profficient and qualified for the tasks assigned

5. during the 10 year term "theCoreTeam" can swap in and out "ATeam" members but have to give reasonable answers for the change

6. daily performance measurements by a RANDOMLY selected group of 50% experts and 50% randomly chosen citizens will make it transparent to the public if the government is making progress or not, working for the 99% of people as intended if not citizens are free to protest and make proposals to change

7. any financial contributions "donations" to any member of "CoreTeam" or "ATeam" is punishable by 10 years in prison + lobbying + meeting behind closed doors with lobbyists shall also be punished by 10 years in prison

8. after their term "CoreTeam" and "ATeam" members will not be allowed to take a jobs in the private industry for 10 years, they will get their normal sallary for another 10 years paid by the gov

the charts are from trumpgolftrack.com/

❛❛ Brian Cox Debates If Aliens Have Visited Earth? ❜❜

In 10 mins, #particle #physicist Brian Cox takes us quite beyond the big-if in the title of the #video, touching on #world #politics and whether there could be any other #intelligent #life — any further #meaning — in the #MilkyWay #galaxy.

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=GVkF49dbd_ 2023 Nov 09
🔗 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Co#BrianCox