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The key is being able to throw the bums out every 4-8 years. This gives Democracy a self-correcting feature that doesn't work with lifetime rulers.
by suzzer99 3y ago
The key is being able to throw the bums out every 4-8 years. This gives Democracy a self-correcting feature that doesn't work with lifetime rulers.
- mnky9800n 3y agoIt also doesn't work with corporate sponsorship of the elected.
- mgiampapa 3y agoInteresting how the trajectory of the USA has changed since Citizen's United was decided. When and how are we going to fix the rationalization that immortal and unaccountable entities aren't people. AI legislation? I can dream of electric sheep.
- rnk 3y agoI don't think other democracies have allowed travesties like rich people funding elections (aka Citizen's United). It's possible the US will be able to stop it, but the insidious impact of that wealth feels like it is unending.
- suzzer99 3y agoBut at some point the people get fed up with the same corporate message and do something crazy like elect Trump. I feel like there's a limit to how much corporations can influence voters, the same way there's a limit to how much moviegoers will keep paying to see the same corporate movie over and over.
- gorbachev 3y agoAI is controlled by the richest corporations. How do you think AI would legislate, if AI legislation would become reality?
- mgiampapa 3y agoI meant human legislation of AI, (and other immortal unaccountable entities like corporations to boot) not the legislation by AI.
- j16sdiz 3y agoIn most countries, that would be rotating between two or three leaders. Somewhat better than a lifetime ruler, but this is far from what Democracy are on the textbook.
- suzzer99 3y agoIt's still very very different than what's happening in say Nicaragua right now, where the will of the majority of the people has no bearing.