Did we? I didn't vote for them. Did you? Even if you did, how can you rationally say they represent you?
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Did we? I didn't vote for them. Did you? Even if you did, how can you rationally say they represent you?
"We" did, you might not have but the overall views of the people are brought to light by the people they put into power.
That makes no sense, because the vast majority objectively did not vote for the politicians who were elected to government. There is no societal support, just the illusion of such.
I use to believe in voting,,, but after 20+ years of it,,, with nothing I vote for ever coming to be (with the exception of CA Medical Marijuana) i've realized the follie in my ways.
Voting is the biggest "OPIATE of the MASSES" as it fools people that they have a say in policy. (In the uSA you only vote for your Representatives,,, then they vote and make laws that serve them and their big money Corporate Interests, not the common man.
I'm with you on that. I still have some faith in state Ballot initiatives where the people vote directly, bypassing the legislature. However, the "people" here in Colorado actually had a ballot initiative that will make it harder to get future initiatives on the ballot... and it passed. So sad.
Proof that democracy is not a virtue.
DEMOCRACY:
2 wolves and 1 sheep deciding what is for dinner.
I agree with your comment with a caveat... representative democracy is not a virtue. What about Direct democracy, where people vote directly on each issue or delegate their vote to an actual trusted person? There is a definite use case for blockchain technology when it comes to secure and transparent voting.
I don't agree with Majority rule systems, but this would be quite a few steps closer to a consensus based system.
It's still the political manifestation of the bandwagon fallacy. Why should a majority rule a minority through any such process?
yes, that is a tragedy!