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It’s called “managed democracy” (or guided democracy apparently) and it’s what happens when a democracy decays into authoritarian governance. https://en.wikiped
by iamnothere 9mo ago
It’s called “managed democracy” (or guided democracy apparently) and it’s what happens when a democracy decays into authoritarian governance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_democracy
There is also the related term “defensive democracy”, supposedly different but in practice the end result is the same. In both cases the democratic process is failing to achieve the results desired by those in power, so forceful intervention is used to steer future results.
- cedws 9mo agoThanks, I wasn’t aware of this term.
- robocat 9mo agoVoting em out: I reckon the hidden key to democracy, is being able to vote disliked politicians out. Managed democracy seems fine so long as you can remove the bastards if they become Putin-like. There's a lot of hot air about democracy being voting for parties or politicians for the policies we like. Personally I have never felt that I've ever positively influenced policy with my voting. I have voted against a party because I disliked their policy, but that counterfactual is harder to judge (either my vote loses, or the policy doesn't occur : either way it is unclear if my vote mattered?). I'm rather cynical about democracy - it feels mostly like children's participation awards (which are great!).