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The founders of the US acknowledged that in a democracy it's possible for the people to be completely wrong about something. That was their entire reasoning for
by jschwartzi 6y ago
The founders of the US acknowledged that in a democracy it's possible for the people to be completely wrong about something. That was their entire reasoning for creating an electoral college and for having a senate and house of representatives. They wanted to make sure the electors, senators, and representatives represented the people who elected them, but they acknowledged that sometimes our best interests are only apparent to a sufficiently well-educated body with ample time to become educated on the issue at hand. They recognized that this could be difficult for most people.
- raxxorrax 6y agoNot at all applicable here because these mechanisms are still valid for suggestions like this. The "cities of the future" is a theme that is as old as I can remember and as I said, very likely wrong. You have these institutions to evaluate the will of voters and implement it as best as they can after careful evaluation.