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You are ignoring the part where human labor is the leverage required for democracy to work.
by mrdependable 4mo ago
You are ignoring the part where human labor is the leverage required for democracy to work.
- spongebobstoes 4mo agoI don't think it is required, democracies aren't designed that way not everyone in charge is a cartoon villain
- vinyl7 4mo agoMost are...it's pretty much required to be a psychopath to climb the ladder to the top
- jpttsn 4mo agoThis same point was also made clumsily in the OP; I’m very unconvinced. The obvious question marks in that theory: Lots of human labor happens in nondemocratic polities; slave-owning/repressive societies create lots of labor. Democracy historically doesn’t advance in lockstep with labor; it’s arisen with many contingencies. The model (English Parliament) seems founded on concerns with right of some wealthy barons v. Kings. Traditional common sense alternative is that military victory goes to people with largest army, so voting saves time. That’s been debatably less relevant with deadlier weapons, so democracy could be cooked.