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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by endisneigh on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:16PM (#28764242)
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.
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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by dqx on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:41PM (#28764575)
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?

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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by endisneigh on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:42PM (#28764589)
> 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.

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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by dqx on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @03:58PM (#28764797)
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?
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Re:Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated by foobar2021 on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @04:46PM (#28765390)
Get dragged out his chair by the military?
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