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This is one of my favorite insane voting systems. One does have to keep in mind that this is definitely just rich people voting for other rich people - the sys
by dmoy 3y ago
This is one of my favorite insane voting systems.
One does have to keep in mind that this is definitely just rich people voting for other rich people - the system is in place to limit corruption for a single rich family, but is a far cry from any kind of democracy.
- lettergram 3y agoTo be honest, this would optimize for maximal growth of wealth in a country though -- which likely rises all ships (ironic). It's why a small merchant city was able to survive so many years. It quite literally lasted for >1000 years and was one of the most successful cities / nations on Earth.
- chris_va 3y agoMostly slave ships, in this era of Venice :/
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- mullingitover 3y agoRich human traffickers voting for other rich human traffickers. Venice was up to its neck in human trafficking for a pretty long time.
- jon-wood 3y agoAs was everywhere else in the world, while you make a valid point its in no way exclusive to Venice.
- riffraff 3y agoTo be fair, even current representative democracies are a far cry from Athenian democracy. We've just decided our system is the same "in spirit".
- rsynnott 3y agoWell, yes; for a start, in modern ones nearly everyone gets to vote. Only about 10% of Athenian residents could vote.
- scarby2 3y agoThings were much better in the good old days. Before the commoners ruined everything /s
- piuantiderp 3y agoWhat'd they improve?
- AlgorithmicTime 3y ago[dead]
- genman 3y agoThe guide in the Doge Palace called it rightfully an oligarchy. It was the power of rich Venetian families and keeping it was all they cared about.