• cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    12·
    2 days ago

    representatives

    Only if they’re dynamic an instantly recallable at any moment. Why not have people represent their own interests directly, again?

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
      54·
      2 days ago

      That introduces its own vectors of dysfunction and abuse. What triggers a recall? How do you cope with the inherent instability when a recall can happen at any time?

      And people can’t represent their own interests, most of them know nothing about the intricacies of supporting a functioning civilization. Direct democracy is a breeding ground for celebrity demagogues.

      • cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        37·
        2 days ago

        instability

        And there it is, there’s your real values.

        people can’t represent their own interests

        Cool, cool. Yeah you make a good point. Tell you what, if you really want to be a slave, you can buy me a place with a basement and I’ll keep you there.

        direct democracy is a breeding ground for the thing we already have without direct democracy

        Really trying to prove people are too dumb to live, aren’t you? Can you people come up with a single problem that an anarchist solution would have that we don’t have a thousand times worse right now?