Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated
by haswell on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:15PM
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The fact that he is not does not invalidate the parent comment and your question sidesteps the fact that he left lasting damage that is still playing out on the political stage today.
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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated
by endisneigh on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:16PM
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It literally does. He was democratically removed. The fact he left lasting damage is besides the point, and no system of government can prevent bad actors, only minimize the damage.
Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated
by dqx on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:41PM
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He was an oligarch, and then was democratically elected. His supreme court appointees will continue to enforce his policies for the rest of their lives.
> no system of government can prevent bad actors
Everything's the same! So crypto's no worse then?
Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated
by endisneigh on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:42PM
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> His supreme court appointees will continue to enforce his policies for the rest of their lives.
that's not how the legislature works. A motivated majority can undo anything via the passing of new legislation via an election of a majority of the house and senate.
> Everything's the same! So crypto's no worse then?
I already explained in the GP. Give it a read.
Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated
by dqx on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:58PM
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Agreed, he was an oligarch, and then was democratically elected, but who's to say what Brett "Devil’s Triangle" Kavanaugh will do in the face of a motivated majority?
Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated
by foobar2021 on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @04:46PM
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Get dragged out his chair by the military?