Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDemocracy in decline worldwide, new report sayswww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down16
arrow-up1197arrow-down1external-linkDemocracy in decline worldwide, new report sayswww.politico.euLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareBipta@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoSo instead you choose authoritarianism: 20 people on a plan and one of them shoots the pilot, takes over, and crashes it. Everyone dies.
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoYeah, the problems with democracy are rarely solved by less democracy. It just turns into “Instead of many idiots voting to do something stupid, one idiot votes to do something stupid.”
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down5·1 year agoLove how you think that not only are there only two options, but that democracy isn’t also authoritarian. It’s just mob rule instead of an individual.
minus-squarebearwithastick@feddit.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhy don’t you enlighten us on the other options then? I’d love to hear it.
So instead you choose authoritarianism: 20 people on a plan and one of them shoots the pilot, takes over, and crashes it. Everyone dies.
Yeah, the problems with democracy are rarely solved by less democracy. It just turns into “Instead of many idiots voting to do something stupid, one idiot votes to do something stupid.”
Love how you think that not only are there only two options, but that democracy isn’t also authoritarian. It’s just mob rule instead of an individual.
Why don’t you enlighten us on the other options then? I’d love to hear it.