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In a democracy, you have the issue that most people aren't very "agenty" and tend to be swayed by forces that are more agenty. People should certainly have a say in how they live, BUT the forces that manipulate people are powerful and need to be brought under control.
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Replying to @RokoMijic @CovfefeAnon and
To some extent, Twitter is a monarchy that happens to have a very good king, and that's why it's nice here.
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Replying to @RokoMijic @RokoMijicUK and
In democracy you have the problem that nobles are noble and villains are villains, and democracy is literally rule by villains. https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=villain …
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Replying to @Baalren @RokoMijicUK and
Candy shop owner argument is the best argument against democracy
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This is why the republic is a superior system.
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Replying to @terminatordaddy @Baalren and
Machiavelli's insane argument in favor of republicanism was that a r gvt could choose the man with the greatest virtù as leader. Sure, it *could* but the reality is very different - both in the leader selection as well as in how the evolution of where power actually resides
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon @Baalren and
Well the fall of the American republic is the two party system. In a ideal setting yes you could choose the best person to lead as a senator of your people. The senator picks the representative of the people. If a senator picks a shitty representative well that senator gets
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Replying to @terminatordaddy @Baalren and
America has a one party system or if you want to talk details it has a governing party and a fake opposition to conceal this. Elections are irrelevant in the medium term because power doesn't reside in elected offices; it resides in the press, academia, the bureaucracy & NGOs
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon @terminatordaddy and
Elections are always a case of the small, “organized minority” (in Mosca’s words) choosing several candidates from among themselves for “the people” to elect. The game is fixed before the election ever happens, and the elected only operates with the cooperation of his fellows
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...and since politics is coalitional the areas where he's free to act are ones where his team can coordinate an agreement; which means that the communication and signalling bodies that define the consensus are the real power.
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon @0x49fa98 and
yes, in other words democracy has so many "checks and balances" on power that the actual power goes elsewhere.
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