How old are democracies across the world?

Re:How old are democracies across the world? by toqy on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:06PM (#30459571)

I don't imagine exile would be as bad today as it would back then. Our national level politicians are fairly wealthy too. Getting exiled as a local level politician would be tough though.

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Re:How old are democracies across the world? by marginalia_nu on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:27PM (#30459830)

You got to keep in mind most Athenian officials were selected via sortition (i.e. random lot), not elected. If you were eligible to vote, you were eligible for a term in office. Only a small fraction of the officials were elected, including for example generals.

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Re:How old are democracies across the world? by ThalesX on Thursday February 24, 2022 @05:02PM (#30460902)

IIRC, you could basically put your name in the lot, or put the name of whoever you thought would make a fit candidate.

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Re:How old are democracies across the world? by earleybird on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:26PM (#30459807)

Assuming that would be exile relative to the jurisdiction of service - you might have to move to the next town :-)

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