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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by mamon on Saturday November 30, 2019 @01:26PM (#21671380)
Democracy is a scheme to keep masses in check by giving them illusion of power. If a politician starts promising people to give them what they actually want it is called "populism" and said politician will become a pariah, painted as irresponsible, crazy, etc.
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by sieabahlpark on Saturday November 30, 2019 @01:30PM (#21671407)
Rightfully so, as they won't be able to actually afford or pass what they promise without destroying some part of the economy.
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by anoncake on Saturday November 30, 2019 @02:13PM (#21671648)
Voters would think harder about what they vote for if their votes were effective instead of being ignored like children.
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by root_axis on Saturday November 30, 2019 @01:55PM (#21671555)
I can't imagine someone with such a cynical outlook being happy with direct rule by the masses.
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by anoncake on Saturday November 30, 2019 @02:10PM (#21671628)
If Democracy is the illusion of rule by the people, what is actual rule of the people?
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by new2628 on Saturday November 30, 2019 @03:00PM (#21671871)
Anything that works at the scale of up a few hundred people, or low thousands at most.
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by anoncake on Saturday November 30, 2019 @07:09PM (#21672903)
That's an awfully long name. I'll stick to "Democracy". The etymology makes more sense too.
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by wpasc on Saturday November 30, 2019 @01:30PM (#21671410)
what's your recommended alternative?
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by sojmq on Saturday November 30, 2019 @01:40PM (#21671459)
The fact that there are no alternatives to something doesn't make it good.
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by brink on Saturday November 30, 2019 @01:50PM (#21671525)
But it does make it best.
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by corporate_shi11 on Saturday November 30, 2019 @01:44PM (#21671485)
Also makes it a pointless exercise to question it.
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Re:South Carolina judges often lack formal training in the law by sojmq on Saturday November 30, 2019 @01:47PM (#21671507)
The first step to solving a problem is recognising there is one. Who knows, perhaps we will come up with something that's better than democracy one day. It's good to explore alternatives.
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