The first being that Democracy wasn’t ready for social media and the Internet and still isn’t.

The second is a major one without an easy solution. It seems we’re always forced to vote for the least worst option.

I feel many democracies need to consider alternatives. I think It would be nice to introduce a pre-election poll and first ask voters to decide on whether they’re actually satisfied with the candidates and policies put forth prior to the actual election. Else we just end up with 4 years of no one being happy with the lesser of two evils running the show.

This is why people always say “I can’t believe X won”. It’s because there is often no alternative but democracy just plugs on as usual even though no one was really satisfied with their options. I believe it’s also why many major elections of late have been so close, people are just divided.

I’d propose that if the voters aren’t ready to proceed with the election, say someone such as the Governor General (in Australia’s case), needs to work with major parties to start another pre-selection round.

I’m also interested in the idea that politicians should be “pardoned” by those who elected them before leaving office, ie if major initiatives were not implemented, there should be some accountability for that and maybe some penalties, ie reduced pension.

It’s insane to think one can be the leader of a country and not be held accountable for a single thing during a term in office, wow.