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Depending on the exact democracy: better voting methods, more relevant political parties, more independent judiciary, reduced monetary influence, more transpare
by goatlover 5y ago
Depending on the exact democracy: better voting methods, more relevant political parties, more independent judiciary, reduced monetary influence, more transparency. That would be admitting that modern liberal, representative democracies have flaws and need some reform.
- DonHopkins 5y agoI'm sincerely curious: What do you think of Popehat's Law of Goats? ;) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29975362 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29975362
- alexvoda 5y agoThat is still democracy! Complaining about individual pain points is helpful. No past present or future democracy is perfect. There is plenty that can be improved. Complaining about democracy means you want to bring about totalitarism or theocracy or something else.
- mistermann 5y ago> Complaining about democracy means you want to bring about totalitarism or theocracy or something else. Are the members of "something else" similarly distasteful to "totalitarism or theocracy"?