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This is why early democracies limited voters to a subset which was perceived as better informed or more responsible - rule of any person passing thresholds (lik
by generalizations 2y ago
This is why early democracies limited voters to a subset which was perceived as better informed or more responsible - rule of any person passing thresholds (like e.g. land ownership) that proved a minimum level of capacity.
- int_19h 2y agoIt would be more accurate to say that it was intended to (and did) limit voting to a subset that was perceived as more loyal to the social order, such as property laws and other arrangements that define who's on top of the social pyramid.
- generalizations 2y agoConsidering it was a similar subset which in the US was largely responsible for the US revolution, I can't say that interpretation is persuasive.
- int_19h 2y agoThe US revolution did not upset the foundational structures such as property rights, though. People who owned the most in US before it were still, by and large, the top dogs after. If anything, they improved their position - where previously they had to share with the metropoly, now they were fully in charge.