To paraphrase Clausewitz, for some people, the only liberty they want is the liberum veto

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By no reasonable definition do people in Amsterdam live under a dictatorship. The idea that democracy is in any way reliant upon a million veto points for public transit is insane.

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6. Usually one or two people: I actually have something useful to say and have a suggestion for a minor change that can be easily and/or cheaply implemented that will make the Thing better because I am a giant nerd about a niche thing that applies here.

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4. I actually want to talk about this other hobby horse of mine and will derail all of these other conversations that I participate in doing so. 5. Instead of doing This Thing, which I don't want, you should do Other Thing (often impossible, impractical, with even worse downside risk or illegal)

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3. I strongly support what you are trying to do but not this example of it (usually just 2 people in masks but sometimes 1 people who happen to really get impacted by the downside risk)

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