But I can say mean things to my government(that they ignore) so is very democratic. If I can VOTE(the most important thing) and if I can complain, it’s democracy.
They argued that electoralism will result in rich amd artistocracy corrupting the whole process and getting into power and never letting it go, focusing on their own selfish interests
They argued that electoralism will result in rich amd artistocracy corrupting the whole process and getting into power and never letting it go, focusing on their own selfish interests
If voting didn’t work, you will blame it on corruption or unprecedented times like war or natural disaster.
Its either democracy or some external thing happened, never that voting didn’t bring democracy.
And we haven’t even touched the subject of legally making it difficult for minority and “unwanted” groups to vote. We also didn’t talk about immigrants who live work and pay taxes but are not represented by voting
My criticism is that the average person thinks that democracy and politics are just about voting. Voting is the bare minimum to engage in a democracy, only voting every 2-4 years achieves nothing.
But I can say mean things to my government(that they ignore) so is very democratic. If I can VOTE(the most important thing) and if I can complain, it’s democracy.
Ancient Greek democracy begs to differ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition
They argued that electoralism will result in rich amd artistocracy corrupting the whole process and getting into power and never letting it go, focusing on their own selfish interests
My comment is sarcastic.
Thank goodness that never happened!
If voting didn’t work, you will blame it on corruption or unprecedented times like war or natural disaster.
Its either democracy or some external thing happened, never that voting didn’t bring democracy.
And we haven’t even touched the subject of legally making it difficult for minority and “unwanted” groups to vote. We also didn’t talk about immigrants who live work and pay taxes but are not represented by voting
My criticism is that the average person thinks that democracy and politics are just about voting. Voting is the bare minimum to engage in a democracy, only voting every 2-4 years achieves nothing.