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In a democracy the many have the upper hand, if they get involved. Blaming the few at the top seems to be a easy device frequently used today.
by scotpb 9y ago
In a democracy the many have the upper hand, if they get involved. Blaming the few at the top seems to be a easy device frequently used today.
- damnfinecoffee 9y agoAmerica is not a democracy
- __jal 9y agoIt appears you are unfamiliar with public choice theory[1]. It turns out you are correct in a theoretic sense that very rarely works out in practice. Blaming 'the many' for failing democracy might be satisfying, but doesn't do any good. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice
- davidf18 9y agoThe issue is that special interests have a much more focused need for the laws (or may have more money for lobbying or "buying" politicians). There are import tariffs on sugar that benefits sugar producers while "harming" society (and other countries that want to import sugar).
- pizza 9y agoPlutocracies work differently.