I hear you. But looking around, the ratio of fools to wise people in government looks proportional to the population at large. Have you considered that direct democracy would just be the 4chan version of government?
And I’m only half kidding. Egalitarian political movements, even before Marx, have found “the people” to be much less noble and wise than anticipated. I believe this is a partial explanation for the revolution to authoritarian pipeline problem. Be it Bolivar, Lenin, or Castro, what do you do if the people vote for the old system, even when it’s contrary to their interests? Well, the historical answer seems to be: force them removed to be free.
I hear you. But looking around, the ratio of fools to wise people in government looks proportional to the population at large. Have you considered that direct democracy would just be the 4chan version of government?
And I’m only half kidding. Egalitarian political movements, even before Marx, have found “the people” to be much less noble and wise than anticipated. I believe this is a partial explanation for the revolution to authoritarian pipeline problem. Be it Bolivar, Lenin, or Castro, what do you do if the people vote for the old system, even when it’s contrary to their interests? Well, the historical answer seems to be: force them removed to be free.