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> How is democracy or any discussion as a society supposed to work if people don't know about the issues going on? It's not supposed to work. Democracy makes
by Mikeb85 12y ago
> How is democracy or any discussion as a society supposed to work if people don't know about the issues going on?
It's not supposed to work. Democracy makes us fell like we have a say in politics, but we really don't.
If we did, there wouldn't be mass surveillance, governments wouldn't be taking away our rights, and criminalizing entire segments of the population.
But hey, at least we can vote once every few years, for one of two to four candidates who claim to be different (but really just work for the same interests anyway).
- talmand 12y agoWell, true democracy is a serious problem for many people right from the start. Which is why true democracy in the world is very rare. But, once a government reaches the point of what you describe, that is no longer a government of the people and has become something else. Which, according to history, is almost certainly inevitable.
- svdree 12y ago> If we did, there wouldn't be mass surveillance Are you sure? Outside of this little bubble we live in, there are lots of people willing to give up every last bit of privacy ("nothing to hide"), in exchange for the government giving them the feeling of "safety".