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We should be able to trust our elected officials to do the right thing. And if we can’t, we need to fix our democratic systems so we can. It’s not sustainable
by xevb3k 8y ago
We should be able to trust our elected officials to do the right thing. And if we can’t, we need to fix our democratic systems so we can.
It’s not sustainable for a population to continually apply political pressure on each and every issue. Particularly to lobby against well funded opponents.
The result of a system where we can’t trust elected officals is going to be a failing system. Voters will understand they’re being screwed but won’t understand the issues. So they’re end up voting for someone offering simple solutions, like Trump.
- Aeolun 8y agoIsn’t the whole point of electing them that they will vote as we would have voted? At least, I think that’s how it was described in my classes...
- ams6110 8y agoNot exactly. We (should) elect people whose positions and intellect we respect, essentially delegating decision-making responsibility to them. Not that they will make the same decisions we would make in every case, that's just impossible to expect and not what leadership is about.