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This is the main reason that direct democracy is a better system: you can lobby all you want, but it ain't going to happen unless the people want it too.
by bboygravity 3y ago
This is the main reason that direct democracy is a better system: you can lobby all you want, but it ain't going to happen unless the people want it too.
- 4bpp 3y agoPeople tend to approve of direct democracies up until the point that they vote for something they don't like (in European settings, this will nowadays most likely be some anti-immigration measure like the Swiss minaret ban). Then all the talking points about dangerous populism and how politics is better left to professionals who can dedicate time to understanding what is actually good policy and are not swayed by base emotions re-emerge.
- Longhanks 3y agoWhich is exactly proving the point of direct democracy; the current model enables politicians that blatantly ignore that the majority of people in Europe do not want any more migrants. The minaret ban is popular within the actual Swiss population.