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> Democracies cannot fail, only the people in it do. I think this is false if only because the premise of Democracy is so poorly defined. What are we voting o
by pravus 3y ago
> Democracies cannot fail, only the people in it do.
I think this is false if only because the premise of Democracy is so poorly defined. What are we voting on? Why? Who is "we"?
Am I allowed to call a vote to strip you of your property?
Am I allowed to call a vote to tell you what to eat?
Am I allowed to call a vote to tell what to do or where to go?
Why or why not? We have laws today that do all of these things. What does "failure" mean?
- mistermann 3y agoIs it not bizarre how the word "Democracy" throws the mind into chaos? I wonder if this is purely organic, because you see clearly delusional claims about it everywhere online nowadays.
- mcny 3y agoI believe I read some article how in Switzerland, a particularly insufferable woman applied for citizenship and the people voted no. I have no ax to grind in this story, I just thought it was pertinent given your questions. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/01/switzerland-citizenship-nancy-holten/513212/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/01/sw...