Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoDemocracy in decline worldwide, new report sayswww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1598arrow-down110
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minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·11 months ago…which is basically what democracy is, but systemitized such that it can be applied at scale.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down21·11 months agoIf we had a consensus based government I wouldn’t have a fascist as a representative
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·11 months agoThere are more people than just you in your district
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·11 months agoYes and we should all agree on who is going to represent us. Otherwise the losing party is disenfranchised.
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·11 months agoYou’re not going to get unanimous approval for anything when your group size is several thousand people
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·11 months agoMaybe the groups should be smaller then
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·11 months agoAlso, smaller groups mean more representatives, which means unanimity/consensus as you say would also be unlikely at the national level.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·11 months agoI don’t believe in nations, either, so that’s not a problem for me
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoSorry to inform you of this, but nations exist whether you want to believe in them or not.
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoPerhaps. But this is the system we have.
…which is basically what democracy is, but systemitized such that it can be applied at scale.
If we had a consensus based government I wouldn’t have a fascist as a representative
There are more people than just you in your district
Yes and we should all agree on who is going to represent us. Otherwise the losing party is disenfranchised.
You’re not going to get unanimous approval for anything when your group size is several thousand people
Maybe the groups should be smaller then
Also, smaller groups mean more representatives, which means unanimity/consensus as you say would also be unlikely at the national level.
I don’t believe in nations, either, so that’s not a problem for me
Sorry to inform you of this, but nations exist whether you want to believe in them or not.
Perhaps. But this is the system we have.