[ExI] conspiracy theories, was: RE: Satoshi

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> 
Subject: Re: [ExI] conspiracy theories, was: RE: Satoshi

 

 

 

On Sun, Aug 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM <spike at rainier66.com <mailto:spike at rainier66.com> > wrote:

 

 

> The EC system protects the smaller states

 

>…I don't give a shit about protecting states, I care about protecting people. 

 

As do I.  The EC protects the people who live in the smaller states.  They are in the minority.  I support protecting minorities.

 

 

> I  like the electoral college system, even knowing my residence in California makes me a microHunter.  

 

>…I wonder if you would feel the same way about the fairness of the electoral college if California was dominated by Trump loving ultra right wing Republicans, and Wyoming dominated by ultra left-wing Democrats.  

John K Clark

 

Do let us look at this from another way, using Poland, for of all countries I toured recently, Poland was the one which I really found most interesting.  I studied their history, I listened carefully to what the locals had to say.  I found them most willing to speak openly (something I didn’t see everywhere in Europe (but the Polish people openly discussed their nation’s history (as did their museums.)))

 

Poland’s political evolution could be framed as a revolt against central planning.  It appeared to be a tension between their farming class and their factory class, food production vs everything-else production.  Factories are located in the cities.  The cities tended to be just fine with socialism, whereas the farming communities were generally discontent.  Rather than thinking in our usual (USian) capitalism vs socialism paradigms, reframe the question in the context of urban (manufacturing) vs rural (farming.)

 

The trigger for change in Poland appears to be when the farmers noted that the factory workers had unions, and had generally easier lives than farm workers.  So… how about if the farmers formed unions?  Then the farmers could have easy 9 to 5 lives.  They were told no, farmers could not have unions.  Well, why the hell not?  

 

The question in itself led to the farmers reminding the city people that food is produced in farm country, not in the factory, not in the city.  Social struggle led to the fall of central planning and the rise of capitalism in Poland.  Now… Poland has an economy which will surpass Japan in GDP per capita in about two years.  A former communist country is set to surpass mighty Japan in GDP per capita.  Why?  They embraced capitalism.  Think about it.

 

Look at the USA today, where socialist sympathy is strongest and where capitalist sympathy is strongest.  Where? 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1gl630u/a_mostly_complete_map_of_counties_in_the_2024/

 

Rather than getting caught up in personalities and parties, the general message is that the blue areas are densely populated urban areas and the red is sparsely populated rural farming areas.  The mostly red map represents a nearly balanced red vs blue.  

 

Note there are no personalities needed to explain any of this, only population densities.  States without huge dominating cities vote red.  Otherwise, blue.  Blue is now embracing socialism.  Hasan Piker (referenced previously) is the new blue.

 

Poland’s farming population realized they are the ones who produce the actual food.  They flexed their muscle, and rejected socialism.  Ukraine appears to be currently going the same way as their neighbor to the north (we didn’t visit Ukraine.)  Poland was so encouraging.  The remaining scars of communism were there, but the place was jumping.  It is modern, clean, felt safe everywhere we went, open minded to yanks, building everywhere, willing to share their experiences.  Great place.  They had a dose of capitalism and declared it good.

 

I too embrace capitalism.  I am with Poland, with US agricultural interests.  Food production is good, capitalism is good.  It leads to prosperity for the whole country.  The electoral college protects the minorities, those who live in the smaller states where food is produced.

 

spike

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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