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Re:We May Never Truly Fathom Other Cultures by amelius on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @10:00AM (#12684390)
Another question I'd like to add to your list: why are the current presidential elections such an incredible mess?

The answer to all these questions could be that democracy has stopped working.

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Re:We May Never Truly Fathom Other Cultures by XparXnoiAx on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @02:08PM (#12686944)
Democracy works as well as the voters.

It hasn't stopped working, for an example close-to-home, look at the corruption in SF, that has been there for over a century. As long as voters don't pay attention, we'll have lousy government. Voters are the watchdogs.

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Re:We May Never Truly Fathom Other Cultures by witty_username on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @11:16AM (#12685142)
I think it's because of the flaws in the Electoral College (search about it).

Also, only few voters vote in the party primaries.

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