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I personally prefer referendums to representatives on relevant issues. Representatives have a personal agenda that often does not align with the collective inte
by galfarragem 5y ago
I personally prefer referendums to representatives on relevant issues. Representatives have a personal agenda that often does not align with the collective interest.
With a prior referendum I believe no war would ever start.
- dash2 5y agoMy plumber has a personal agenda that is different from mine, yet I hire a plumber to do my plumbing. Sure, politicians have personal agendas. They also might have expertise. Do you know more than Biden and his team about Putin, Russia and the Ukraine?
- galfarragem 5y agoYour plumber's personal agenda aligns with yours: you want the pipe repaired and you don't even mind to pay X, the plumber wants to receive X and he doesn't even mind to repair your pipe. His knowledge is used in your interest also. Politicians, by the other hand, may know more than us but that knowledge may or may not be used in our interest.
- dash2 5y agoYou’ve obviously never met a British plumber …