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It is very tempting to offer solutions to fix "the democratic process." Unfortunately it's very difficult to fix something without clearly understanding the pr
by abandonliberty 10y ago
It is very tempting to offer solutions to fix "the democratic process."
Unfortunately it's very difficult to fix something without clearly understanding the problem - let alone the root cause.
While many of the proposed solutions, including this one, are worth exploring, society simply isn't moving in this direction.
The powerful are not incentivized to work on obvious solved problems that enhance democracy, like gerrymandering and first past the post voting systems.
- deusofnull 10y agoThat's something the "non-powerful" need to take up with the "powerful" in my opinion. Oh, wait, the "powerful" want to cut back on public education as well? Damn.
- abandonliberty 10y agoChildren of the elite rarely go to public institutions, so what incentive do they have to maintain them? We can easily import some highly educated and skilled people as required, while a less educated populace is easier to manipulate and presents less of a competitive threat to their children.