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There are many people who think their countries are "democracies" merely because they have multiple parties and hold elections. If a country's checks and balanc
by lovelearning 9y ago
There are many people who think their countries are "democracies" merely because they have multiple parties and hold elections. If a country's checks and balances are so weak that it can be sunk by one or two demagogues within a decade, it probably shouldn't be called a democracy regardless of its selection system.
- gremlinsinc 9y agoTechnically speaking there isn't any country that is a democracy. Trump just declared war on Syria, even though it's congress's job to do so, President's go above their power all the time or do things outside their role capacities via Executive actions. America is a Republic, as is most so-called 'Democracies'. I can't wait for the first true democracy to emerge, where we use technology to cast votes. I like the idea of where you can vote on all bills/issues/etc, or you can lend your vote to someone you trust for specific issues - like Bill Gates or Elon Musk. See Liquid Democracy: https://medium.com/organizer-sandbox/liquid-democracy-true-democracy-for-the-21st-century-7c66f5e53b6f https://medium.com/organizer-sandbox/liquid-democracy-true-d...