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You're right, but... what's the alternative? Fear of "mob rule" is what kept the nobility afraid of a transition to representative government. I want the popul
by SapphireSun 10y ago
You're right, but... what's the alternative? Fear of "mob rule" is what kept the nobility afraid of a transition to representative government.
I want the populace's will represented (constrained by constitutional protections of various rights), but I'll admit sometimes you just wish you had another populace. That's just the cards you're dealt. Other forms of government aren't responsive to the people.
This comic was an amusing commentary on this topic: http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/sword-of-democracy http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/sword-of-democracy
- Retra 10y agoYou don't really want the populace's will represented, though. You want decisions to be made in the manner that best conforms to the populations needs. The difference being that the former tends to reflect what people currently know and feel while the latter reflects what they would do if they had more information and behaved rationally.