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One of the principles of representative democracy is to have some slow down and indirection, so that dangerous decisions are not taken immediatelly in the momen
by m4rtink 6y ago
One of the principles of representative democracy is to have some slow down and indirection, so that dangerous decisions are not taken immediatelly in the moment. Otherwise a good populist desinformation campaign can get people to vote their own demise even before more information becomes available.
- ta1234567890 6y agoUntil there's real data to prove that, I'd say that's just a great excuse for the people in power to keep themselves in power or keep the power to themselves.
- alexilliamson 6y agoIt's not data, but it is well documented that the founding fathers were scared of direct democracy and took measures to protect against it (electoral college). I agree that is does smell like a fishy excuse to keep power consolidated, but data doesn't always do well when political philosophy has been entrenched for centuries.
- ta1234567890 6y agoYou are right, and that's a big problem. I don't get this obsession with the founding fathers. Those guys are not around anymore. The US is a completely different country now with completely different people. We need to stop going back to the founding fathers for reference, especially when their views only serve to further entrench the people in power and keep it away from the people they are supposed to represent. We also have data now, and for what we don't have data we should be running experiments and collecting data to make better decisions.
- alexilliamson 6y ago100%. But the US loves its statues, both literal and metaphorical.