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Do you think it has something to do with the size of the country? E.g. Switzerland has 8M people; is decision making easier there than it would be in e.g. the U
by hk__2 11y ago
Do you think it has something to do with the size of the country? E.g. Switzerland has 8M people; is decision making easier there than it would be in e.g. the US and its 320M people?
- mike_hearn 11y agoThe USA has referendums at the local level. I think it's certainly easier to do that when you have a smaller population, but power in Switzerland is extremely localised even within its relatively small area. Localism and democracy go hand in hand - for the USA to become more democratic in the style of Switzerland I think you'd need to see a re-assertion of states rights.