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A big part of the problem is we don't know what we even want from democracy. eg. Is the idea to select leaders who know better than us, so that policy reflects
by fleitz 11y ago
A big part of the problem is we don't know what we even want from democracy.
eg. Is the idea to select leaders who know better than us, so that policy reflects the views of the public, etc?
I'm pretty sure what actually results is not unlike Douglas Adams feelings on democracy, that we mostly vote for one lizard so another lizard doesn't get elected.
- mooreds 11y agoYes, the fundamental question is do we want a trustee or delegate form of democracy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegate_model_of_representation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegate_model_of_representatio...