You know very well that my opposition to Buttigieg is purely ideological.
I've never been one to cope and seethe (although it's curious how the pro-Buttigieg crowd is fine with an EC-style system when it benefits their candidate). I don't care about some election that happened 4 years ago. I care about him being an incompetent corporate stooge with no respect for privacy.
* Packed in the BIF was a massive invasion of privacy. He has heavily promoted
speed cameras as part of the plan. Not only is it a huge invasion of privacy, but they also have
deeply flawed enforcement measures. They encourage predatory behavior like ticket quotas and artificially low speed limits, and incentivize petty enforcement over real crimes.
Of course, this is all substantiated by promising "equity in policing". It's a revolting exploitation of identity politics, but it's more revolting when you realize that he
didn't give a
sh*t about equity in policing until
he started running for president.* In addition, the "anti-drunk driving technology" Buttigieg championed in the BIB also seems to be
cameras as well. I don't think I need to explain the privacy concerns with this. Tesla's already doing this - what's stopping them from actively recording us? What's stopping Elon Musk from scraping this data and developing a facial recognition program?
* Doing nothing to stop the spread of parasitic safety features, like LED headlights and the size of large SUVs and trucks. While these are designed to be theoretically safer for the passenger, their "safety" comes at the expense of the other driver. Again - this is as much of an
issue of alignment as it is headlights getting brighter. But there needs to be more regulation done on these issues. You don't need a truck that's as large as a
M1 Abrams.* He hasn't done nearly enough to address the problem of airline delays. Yes, they are understaffed and in a crisis. No, that does not mean that fining
a bunch of mid-tier international airlines and the 13th-biggest airline in the country is good enough. Furthermore, these fines weren't even for causing chronic delays - it was for the delayed refunds.
* And, of course, this. What has Buttigieg done on this issue besides tweet?
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