A 24-country survey finds a median of 59% are dissatisfied with how their democracy is functioning, and 74% think elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
Al Smith once remarked that “the only cure for the evils
of democracy is more democracy.” Our analysis suggests that
applying that cure at the present time could well be adding
fuel to the flames. Instead, some of the problems of
governance in the United States today stem from an excess of
democracy […] Needed, instead, is a greater degree
of moderation in democracy.
Considering the smallest non-fragmented group has resulted in the current 2-party system in most western countries, and results in tribalistic xenophobia, I’m quite content stating democracy is not the egalitarianism it is purported to be.
All Western countries (excluding Cuba, as I’m sure you do) are capitalist states with bourgeois democracies (that is when they’re not being overtly fascist). And you are very much correct: bourgeois democracies are not nearly as egalitarian as they purport to be, because they serve the capitalist class to the detriment of the working class.
If you want to dive deeper into game theory, I suggest Marxist economist and Greek ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’ Game Theory: A critical text.
The capitalist class, Walter Lippmann, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Trilateral Commission’s The Crisis of Democracy would be proud (emphasis mine):
Game theory would like a word.
Considering the smallest non-fragmented group has resulted in the current 2-party system in most western countries, and results in tribalistic xenophobia, I’m quite content stating democracy is not the egalitarianism it is purported to be.
And I quite resent the insinuation I’m a lapdog.
First of all, many Western countries, unlike the US, have multi-party, parliamentary systems.
All Western countries (excluding Cuba, as I’m sure you do) are capitalist states with bourgeois democracies (that is when they’re not being overtly fascist). And you are very much correct: bourgeois democracies are not nearly as egalitarian as they purport to be, because they serve the capitalist class to the detriment of the working class.
If you want to dive deeper into game theory, I suggest Marxist economist and Greek ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’ Game Theory: A critical text.
It seems @Kindness@lemmy.ml has deleted their account 🤷
Lmfao
There is no more kindness on lemmy, it’s time to sharpen axes.