@mllsc this is a tv programme about a 16th century madrigal comedy ( Festino nella sera del giovedì grasso)
my father in law made (with lots of other people) in the 1980ies. They worked three years to prepare and build the costumes. https://youtu.be/tISZsfo04jo
Nerdy enough? ;-)

@GeofCox trans (if extrapolated from % of population):10 times underrepresented
Police (if extrapolated from % of population) 10 times overrepresented. So lets have trans people police police officers from now on. Makes more sense. #transrightsarehumanrights

@NatureMC https://youtube.com/watch?v=2Ora3IrWyHA

@buddhistdoor interesting piece. What strikes me as odd is that in stating Buddhism does not strive for a utopia, it seems to automatically accept the status quo, so the current political system, as inevitable. By doing that, it eliminates itself as a factor that shapes the political system we use.
In the 2500 years the dharma has been around, political systems have changed greatly. Have we helped shape them? Would we not have been able to contribute something meaningful? What would a sensible, pragmatic political system, based on dharma principles, look like? Representative democracy is not the only ,or indeed, naturally necessary form of government now is it? How would it be okay to fight for your country but not shape its political system?