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Exactly. Democracy is designed to prevent the positive feedback loop where people who happen to have more resources can vote for things that gives them even mor
by js8 11y ago
Exactly. Democracy is designed to prevent the positive feedback loop where people who happen to have more resources can vote for things that gives them even more resources next time. If a system has this feedback loop, it's definitely not a democratic one.
- douche 11y agoDemocracy's weakness is a susceptibility to allowing the people to vote themselves bread and circuses.
- js8 11y agoI don't see anything wrong with bread and circuses (although I think I prefer pork and porn ;-)). This actually reminds me of Chomsky, who said that if people are really allowed to vote, they might decide to spend more on education and universal health care, rather than on nuclear weapons. Oh, the horrors!