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Re:Remind HN: Vote by jonpaul on Tuesday November 02, 2010 @09:47AM (#1860365)
A direct democracy is like two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. You can't trust the masses to make decisions like this.
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Re:Remind HN: Vote by riffic on Tuesday November 02, 2010 @12:47PM (#1861206)
Direct democracy is best left at an extremely local level. Otherwise it's glorified mob rule -- Tyranny of the Majority.
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Re:Remind HN: Vote by Semiapies on Tuesday November 02, 2010 @06:52PM (#1862767)
Instead, we have a system where the wolves elect a representative to determine who his supporters will have for dinner.
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