I’m wanting to see more well-rounded policy that can be supported by the major parties regardless of ‘who floated it’, hoping for better enduring government rather than this ‘rip and replace’ bullshit.

Obviously with the right wong think tanks invading, this is nothing more than a thought exercise, but i reckon its worth exploring.

My heretical angle is significantly reducing thenterms that parties have in power - not extending to 4 years but instead reducing to 1 or 18 months. The thinking being: If you cant get anything done because the only work one is interested in doing is ideological nonsense that caters to a narrow part of society maybe it shouldn’t get off the ground in the first place?

  • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
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    6 days ago

    We could do something, like banning algorithmic social media. I don’t think banning the platforms would fly, but getting rid of the echo chambers and filter bubbles, this would go a long way to reducing the polarization in society.

    Ban money in politics, only individual people can donate, capped at $500 per year. No political adverts from non-political parties. All donations to be on the public record.

    • BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz
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      6 days ago

      I don’t think you can do either though. You have no control over what facebook or xitter does. Also you could ban donations but you can’t ban independent expenditures or promises of high paying jobs after the stint is over.

      • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
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        6 days ago

        We could do what other countries do, and have a stand down time after leaving parliament before allowing ex-ministers to go into the lobbying sector. Even the US does this…no idea why we don’t.

        We absolutely can require that FB/twitter et al, either vacate the country or comply with out laws.