Have you noticed that none of those calling for the preservation of democracy are matching that with a call for direct democracy? I don’t honestly know how they rationalize their beliefs. Direct democracy is not impossible or even impractical—we now have the technology to implement it at scale. The criticism of it remains what it was 300 years ago: it’s dangerous.
I don’t believe in democratic government; I believe in republican government, limited to the exercise of enumerated powers.
My supposition is that the demands for democracy are actually demands to win regardless of the cost. When democracy works against their preferred outcomes, they’ll demand something else.
“The criticism of it remains what it was 300 years ago: it’s dangerous.”
Tell your buddy Doc Taylor.
@Drew
Dr. Taylor is a scientist. He has studied the science of politics for many years.
Apparently, your fancy engineering degree did not teach you that science requires faith. Perhaps you are a heretic.
Many different definitions of democracy and many kinds of democracy. Direct democracy is one form, and a form that I have never seen many people support. Used broadly democracy generally means that the people get to choose those in the government and they do it with an election. Pretty much every American believes that.
Steve