cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/47029629
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/47029625
this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026
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I think you should get killed if you lose an election.
Would self select out a lot of these fucks
I personally think that that would not be a good policy. Punitive killing isn't a good way of running basically anything.
I think there's some way to stop people grabbing power out of a self serving motivation.
The chief thing to do is make it not represent power. Modest pay, anti-corruption laws, recall elections, the ability to actually be held liable for crimes . . .
I don't think that works.
I promise you that it's a much better means of keeping political representatives under control than literally executing people who try and fail to be elected.
I genuinely don't know. Real talk instead of being glib.
How do you design a political power that does not attract those who seek power selfishly?
Modest pay, anti-corruption laws, recall elections, the ability to actually be held liable for crimes... These are the essence of how to run a workers' state, based on historical lessons