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Re:A math professor who objects to diversity statements by ninkendo on Sunday January 14, 2024 @08:56PM (#38996551)
An oligarchy of elected experts is precisely what representative democracy is. Giving every decision directly to the voters is not something you see in any democracy today. We elect people to make these decisions on our behalf.
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Re:A math professor who objects to diversity statements by graemep on Monday January 15, 2024 @04:42PM (#39006465)
Experts in what? They are only expert in getting elected. Few of them have any expertise relevant to the position they are elected to.

A lot of decisions are also subjective - not how best to achieve an objective, but what what your objectives are.

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Re:A math professor who objects to diversity statements by ninkendo on Monday January 15, 2024 @07:15PM (#39007809)
Hopefully experts in lawmaking. Of course you’re right that we as an electorate do terrible job of electing good lawmakers, but that’s on us, not the lawmakers. You’re absolutely right that this system sucks because of this. In fact, it’s the worst system of government in the world, except for all the others.
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