Not Canadian but since this whole thing is brutally relatable, aren't we as citizens responsible for the poor choice? I know capable people that decided to work for private companies instead of public service, for example. (apologies if this is too tangental, but it's been on my mind).

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No friend. There is no ethical move on the board. In Canada at least, if we had anticipated the problems our electoral system would cause and corrected it 50 years ago when we had the chance, we could blame the voter, but because of the flaws in our democratic system, we're caught in a spiral where the governing system is not designed to actually reflect the values of our citizens. It's nice when they do align, but that doesn't happen often.

[–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Upvoted because I agree in part, but if there is no ethical move left on the board we are doomed, and I don't believe that. I believe that we can radically transform our nations for the better. Look at Mamdani in NY and Zack Polanski and Fiona Lally in England - or more importantly, the movement growing around them. The problem as I see it is that we are distracted (entertained, busy) and divided (ideology / misinformation). We do need a revolution, though. And by-the-numbers "leadership" isn't doing it.

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You can create localized pockets of sanity in the madness, but the system is structurally designed to never let them have broad enough support to affect the scale of change needed. Given the design of our system, it actually takes generations of concerted effort to fully realize that scale of change. It assumes the luxury of time.

[–] Seimhe@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

True. I suppose there is a lot that needs changing: FPTP, lobbying in politics, insider trading, media reform, algorithm regulations ... I'm only scratching the surface.