Re:EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
by sgift on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @06:59AM
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The greatest ability of democracies is error correction. Politicians lied in the election campaign? Vote for someone else next time. All current politicians lie? Be a politician. That's not easy, but it is possible. I stand by my assertion: We get the government we deserve.
Re:EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
by krageon on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @07:05AM
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> Be a politician
The point of a system that has large financial and societal pressure at the top to conform to the wishes of specific lobbying interests is that the pressure is so large you either stop being a politician or do what they say. There is no middle ground.
How often have politicians of all countries said and promised to enact or revoke certain policies during their election campaign and then developed amnesia, stalled until outrage dies down or simply shrug until re-election time?
People don't always get the government they deserve.