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Re:Uber will not re-apply for self-driving car permit in Cal... by sfifs on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @02:44AM (#16695903)
The governing system in the world at that time was not really universal democracy. It was mostly rule by the rich (who bought those cars) even in places which were ostensibly democratic.
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Re:Uber will not re-apply for self-driving car permit in Cal... by nugi on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @09:06AM (#16697357)
But this is untrue. Many regs were in play due to wagons, that applied even to the rich. Do you have a source, or just playing identity politics?
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Re:Uber will not re-apply for self-driving car permit in Cal... by sfifs on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @01:02PM (#16699503)
Sure. In most of the Western world, Universal Suffrage came only after World War 1. Till then there were generally barriers of class, race or gender on who could vote.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_suffrage

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Re:Uber will not re-apply for self-driving car permit in Cal... by Houshalter on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @02:22PM (#16700337)
That's not "rule by the rich". The middle class and even much of the poor still voted. You just had to own land, which isn't exactly a high barrier. The point was voting should be one vote per household, by the head of the family.
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Re:Uber will not re-apply for self-driving car permit in Cal... by majewsky on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @08:40AM (#16697211)
Soooo like today?
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