RE: Libertarian Socialism
September 17, 2014 at 10:26 am
(This post was last modified: September 17, 2014 at 10:27 am by Dystopia.)
Direct democracy is not in anyway a good idea, just saying - Democracy is already full of flaws with a representative system, most people are too ignorant to directly decide what's good or bad, are easily influenced by emotions and are not scientifically educated enough for it. Not even semi-direct democracy...
If there were 2 referendums, one asking "Do you wish for MORE public health services?" and another saying 'Do you wish higher taxes?", people would probably vote Yes and No respectively, which is incoherent by nature since public healthcare needs to be funded.
I have met many people in my life, older, younger, middle aged, and most possess basic or good skills for their lives, but I wouldn't trust 90% of them to make public decisions for all of us, even if there was an absolute majority - Majority doesn't equal being right.
If there were 2 referendums, one asking "Do you wish for MORE public health services?" and another saying 'Do you wish higher taxes?", people would probably vote Yes and No respectively, which is incoherent by nature since public healthcare needs to be funded.
I have met many people in my life, older, younger, middle aged, and most possess basic or good skills for their lives, but I wouldn't trust 90% of them to make public decisions for all of us, even if there was an absolute majority - Majority doesn't equal being right.
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