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> If you have enough money (from voting how the people with the money want you to vote) to steamroll whoever you're running against you don't actually have to l
by SkyBelow 8y ago
> If you have enough money (from voting how the people with the money want you to vote) to steamroll whoever you're running against you don't actually have to listen to your constituents that much.
Perhaps we need to reconsider the idea of running government on the basis of a popularity content. Perhaps we should give strange women lying in ponds dispensing swords a reconsideration.
- ScottFree 8y ago> Perhaps we should give strange women lying in ponds dispensing swords a reconsideration. Bring back Monarchy and Manifest Destiny? How would that be any different than what we have now? Money can be used to influence Kings and Kingdoms just as easily as politicians. If we could ever secure mobile devices and servers well enough, I think a direct democracy could be interesting. Mob rule, for all it's faults, still works better than having a ruling class. > Perhaps we need to reconsider the idea of running government on the basis of a popularity conte_s_t. Have I spotted a Dvorak user in the wild? :)