@ashtonbthinks I think the original limits on suffrage were about making sure independent(ly wealthy) people would vote
@bitemyapp @ashtonbthinks The original view on suffrage was as a 'trust,' the modern view of the vote is that of a 'right.' Hence the change
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@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks problem is people almost invariably act in their self-interest. Disenfranchised will seethe and revolt. -
@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks Had the plebeians not been increasingly short of land, Gracchi bros wouldn't have had anybody to market to. -
@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks it is entirely unsurprising patrician classes will use their influence in the State to enrich their gens. -
@bitemyapp@ashtonbthinks Yep no quick or final fix. -
@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks no way to produce a country comprised only of Cincinnatus-es. -
@bitemyapp@ashtonbthinks Nonetheless there should be pushback on the 'voting as a right' meme after 100 years of marching in its direction. -
@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks I'm ambivalent. Restricting suffrage in this country wouldn't change much in outcomes. -
@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks worth considering that the elites of this country do not, as a rule, share your views. - 2 more replies
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