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A system to create a government? (not that I want to engage in pedantic discussions of definitions, but I think there is a point, that in most democracies, the
by hutzlibu 5y ago
A system to create a government?
(not that I want to engage in pedantic discussions of definitions, but I think there is a point, that in most democracies, there is no more power for the demos, once the government has been elected, until the next election. There are exceptions and nuances of course, but direct democracy like in switzerland is quite rare)
- consumer451 5y ago>not that I want to engage in pedantic discussions of definitions Sir, this is a Hacker News thread. Pedantic discussions, heck yes! I see your point. We seem to be talking about representative vs direct democracies. I would argue both are systems of government. I can see why most implementations are representative. A truly direct democracy would not scale well, would it? But the Swiss example is interesting. I need to read up on that more. Some factors for the Swiss model may be a much smaller and more educated population? On the face of it direct sounds ideal. I would love to hear a Swiss HNer's gripes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy
- hutzlibu 5y ago"A truly direct democracy would not scale well, would it? " True, which is why I prefer small states.