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Re:Insurrectionists’ social media presence gives feds an eas... by wussboy on Friday January 08, 2021 @10:55AM (#25685902)
You seem confused as to the purpose of democracy. It is not to capture the wisdom of the crowd. The crowd is intensely stupid (as a vote on lockdown would certainly reveal). It is an agreement that power will change hands peacefully.
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Re:Insurrectionists’ social media presence gives feds an eas... by Acrobatic_Road on Friday January 08, 2021 @12:51PM (#25687465)
You're just wrong about this. A democracy is the rule by the people. That's why the Declaration of Independence says rulers derive their just powers from the governed. Democracies aren't particularly good at ensuring a peaceful transition of power as history shows (just look at the Roman Republic). "Peaceful transition of power" is a phrase that's not even relevant to other forms of government where one administration rules indefinitely.

>The crowd is intensely stupid (as a vote on lockdown would certainly reveal)

Oh, thanks for admitting that lockdowns are undemocratic.

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