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The tyranny of democracy is that you only need to influence the most susceptible 50%+1.
by ethbr1 1mo ago
The tyranny of democracy is that you only need to influence the most susceptible 50%+1.
- pstuart 1mo agoSo far it seems to be the least-worst option. I wish there was a way to enable a citizen to vote their choice but do so in at least a reasonably informed way.
- ethbr1 1mo agoThe greatest strength of democracy is an ironclad guarantee that even people holding ideas opposed to current leaders', if there are enough likeminded people, can win power. That's what lets democracies change, even radically, through elections rather than revolutions. Unfortunately... the universal and equal suffrage that's a cornerstone of that also precludes any sorting by authority of vote value. Otherwise you inevitably end up with authority putting its thumb on the scales, similar to Iranian democracy (by design).