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    3 months ago

    well not all but most of our societal problems comes from their decisions, so i get it.

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      3 months ago

      Or those problems come from us and they just represent our own flaws, like a good representative democracy should do.

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        3 months ago

        except its not really us being represented up there. we just choose the lesser evil they put up to us dont we?

        what i mean is that its not a good representative democracy

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          3 months ago

          Is the majority of your country really better than its representation?

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            yes, take for example taxing the rich. majority of people want it, most politicians wont even touch the subject. at best they will lie about it and then not even try.

            there are many many other issues like this, just took the low hanging example.

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              3 months ago

              I am not sure the majority of the country, if they were put in the same position of power, would not do the same.

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                  Because I think the majority of people are easy to corrupt, it takes exceptional people to resist the temptation of an easy life for you and your relatives.

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                    3 months ago

                    yes! thats exactly why i say rich people are to blame for most societal issues, and the model of democracy we currently have is very flawed. both of these things concentrate too much power.