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Switzerland seems to be the only country in Europe which gets it right. They also have a 'real' democracy(grassroots democracy), which is a huge advantage, beca
by shell0x 13y ago
Switzerland seems to be the only country in Europe which gets it right. They also have a 'real' democracy(grassroots democracy), which is a huge advantage, because people can vote for nearly everything.
- oellegaard 13y agoHow is that an advantage? Sure, they get to vote on roundabouts in the city, but having that many votes have also led to one of the lowest participation rates, when they vote, in Europe.
- nickik 13y agoMost people dont care about most of the things and so they dont vote most of the time. Some people vote only on the lower levels, some only on the highest. I myself do normally not vote on village level (5000 people) because the matters are quite trival, while I vote on the level that involve things like immigration. I know other people that do to opposit because truth is that the village level things probeblly still have a bigger impact on your live then the country wide things. If there is a vote on something really importent that a lot of people feel is importent participation rates shoots up quite a bit.
- Kudzu_Bob 13y agoYou seem to think that participation is an end in itself. By that metric, Belgium is doing splendidly, whereas Switzerland is a failure. Meanwhile, on Planet Earth, Switzerland is a marvelous country, while Belgium is on the verge of splitting up.