It's such a demonstrably bad idea it's amazing millions think it was a good idea. The fact millions cannot even grasp the most basic economics tells us that direct democracy is doomed to failure. However, representative democracy is also doomed to failure when such a large percentage of the population adopts BS from politicians. Democracy only works when two things occur: 1. The population is educated, and 2. people are concerned about public well-being and not just their own personal well-being. In the western "democracies," we see our democracies imploding in a mob of ignorant selfish people. — LD Saunders
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People are lazy, don't like to think, and it shows. It's far too easy these days for someone to pick up — LD Saunders
Aporiap: I wouldn't use another system besides a democratic one, and I do understand that in the USA we are a Constitutional Republic, but still, ultimately, we are governed by democratic policies. I would push more for education, including teaching people that one of the main ideas behind democracy is that an individual citizen needs to be able to articulate a logical argument to support their political position, which helps to build better citizens as they go through formulating arguments and using logic to address competing arguments. Democracy is also based on the idea that the citizen should not just base his political decisions on self-interest, but for the good of the country as a whole. I think those two aspects of democracy, and what the system is supposed to be about have been long forgotten. We certainly don't get rational, logical debates from most politicians and most political pundits.
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