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Re:"We would be less confidential than Google" Proton threat... by satellite2 on Saturday May 17, 2025 @08:24PM (#44018018)
Countries that don't regularly have popular votes face the challenge that any vote is considered as a vote of confidence in their current government. It basically only reflects the popularity of the government and people do not evaluate the face value, the core of the issue. Having a real democracy takes a lot of training and effort.
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Re:"We would be less confidential than Google" Proton threat... by mahkeiro on Sunday May 18, 2025 @02:44AM (#44019472)
Exactly this. In Switzerland, you generally have 3-4 vote periods per year with 0-8 different subjects). This is needed to make sure that people vote on the subject.
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