RE: The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II
July 23, 2025 at 3:26 pm
(This post was last modified: July 23, 2025 at 3:29 pm by Rizen.)
(July 23, 2025 at 3:15 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:How about a model of democracy where people get voting power equivalent to their IQs? Higher IQs equal more sway to what they choose. I realize this will never happen because stupid people control everything but it's nice to think about.(July 23, 2025 at 3:01 pm)Rizen Wrote: Americans have proven democracy doesn't work. There are three groups: 1 the people who work with science and facts who genuinely want a better country for all groups of people, 2 the science denying Christian nationalists who want rich white, strait, Christian men to control everything, and 3 the appallingly stupid undecided voters who are just pissed about everything without any understanding of how things work and inevitably vote for the other side to take back power after each administration.
What would you replace it with? Remember what Churchill said about democracy.
Boru
PS
Yes, I've seen the Simpsons episode where Mensa takes over Springfield.
But seriously, getting rid of the electoral college is a good start.