A404 ( A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) to Flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 months agoThe paradox of electoralismlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1145
arrow-up1145imageThe paradox of electoralismlemmy.dbzer0.comA404 ( A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) to Flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 months agomessage-square27linkfedilink
minus-squaredansemacabreingalone ( dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up14·7 months agoThats not democracy. Democracy is rule by the people. You mean ‘electoral representative democracy’ which you describe accurately. Other kinds do exist. Not that any of thrm are allowed or americans believe they exist.
minus-squarenimpnin ( nimpnin@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoWe should go back to sortition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition
minus-squareA404 ( A404@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoBut what if someone with bad intentions gets choosen?
minus-squarenimpnin ( nimpnin@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoOne person does not make decisions, that one person would need to convince everybody else who got selected.
Thats not democracy. Democracy is rule by the people.
You mean ‘electoral representative democracy’ which you describe accurately. Other kinds do exist.
Not that any of thrm are allowed or americans believe they exist.
We should go back to sortition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition
But what if someone with bad intentions gets choosen?
One person does not make decisions, that one person would need to convince everybody else who got selected.