Democracy in decline worldwide, new report says
Democracy in decline worldwide, new report says
Orbán, Trump and Erdoğan contribute to continuing downturn around the globe.
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...which is basically what democracy is, but systemitized such that it can be applied at scale.
27 1 ReplyIf we had a consensus based government I wouldn’t have a fascist as a representative
3 21 ReplyThere are more people than just you in your district
13 1 ReplyYes and we should all agree on who is going to represent us. Otherwise the losing party is disenfranchised.
3 5 ReplyYou're not going to get unanimous approval for anything when your group size is several thousand people
10 1 ReplyMaybe the groups should be smaller then
2 3 ReplyAlso, smaller groups mean more representatives, which means unanimity/consensus as you say would also be unlikely at the national level.
7 1 ReplyI don't believe in nations, either, so that's not a problem for me
2 5 ReplySorry to inform you of this, but nations exist whether you want to believe in them or not.
6 1 ReplyJust like God, right? God exists regardless of whether I believe in Him?
2 4 ReplyThe difference is, there is evidence for nations existence while there is none for any floating man in the sky who judges you when you die.
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Perhaps. But this is the system we have.
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