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> "unhappy people are pliable people and are more likely to vote for demagogues, demagogues who are more a wrecking ball than a manager of state" That's a stil
by drewcoo 3y ago
> "unhappy people are pliable people and are more likely to vote for demagogues, demagogues who are more a wrecking ball than a manager of state"
That's a stilted and verbose euphemism for "voting against the status quo."
Isn't that expected when people are allowed to vote and when the status quo fails them?
> This is a democratic worry
No, not being allowed to vote for change shows that democracy is absent.
- skhunted 3y agoThe concern is not that people want change or that they vote for change per se but that the change comes in the form of a person or persons who destroy the freedom to vote for change. This is more likely to happen during times of discontent. Falling happiness ought to be a concern for any political system that seeks to enhance the society.