@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.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks Had the plebeians not been increasingly short of land, Gracchi bros wouldn't have had anybody to market to.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks it is entirely unsurprising patrician classes will use their influence in the State to enrich their gens.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@bitemyapp@ashtonbthinks Yep no quick or final fix.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks no way to produce a country comprised only of Cincinnatus-es.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@bitemyapp@ashtonbthinks Nonetheless there should be pushback on the 'voting as a right' meme after 100 years of marching in its direction.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks I'm ambivalent. Restricting suffrage in this country wouldn't change much in outcomes.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks worth considering that the elites of this country do not, as a rule, share your views.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@i_contemplate_@ashtonbthinks Rather the State wither so that voting is more about local issues than play constitutional musical chairs.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@bitemyapp @ashtonbthinks 'State wither.' You're using this unironically? :) Not a bad thing of course but do you see it happenign?
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