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It is irrelevant. Democracy isn't about picking the best candidate, it is about achieving a median that facilitates social order.
by wturner 10y ago
It is irrelevant. Democracy isn't about picking the best candidate, it is about achieving a median that facilitates social order.
- redthrowaway 10y agoI actually like Karl Popper's take: elections are for getting rid of bad rulers, nothing more. Constitutional limits on government ensure a free and open society, while insulating leaders from the will of the people prevents a tyranny of the majority. http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2016/01/karl-popper-democracy http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2016/01/ka...
- ck2 10y agoUS is big about boasting "peaceful change of power" but I suspect those days are coming to a head with the extremes now seen in congress.