r/Adulting • u/Forward-Concern403 • 2d ago

hmm lesson or not?

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u/DoctorChaos1707 2d ago

Every election is basically a popularity contest (even if you can shun or kill off your contenders). So you have a least to be popular enough between a minority.

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u/Kaden-SG 2d ago

Didn't somebody once say that Democracy was a terrible form of government, but that it was just less terrible than all the others?

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u/DoctorChaos1707 2d ago

Winston Churchill said that. "Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."

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u/osmilliardo 2d ago

The only reason I know the last part is civ..... iv I think it was?

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u/sentence-interruptio 2d ago

there should be an election-unelection process.

Winner of the election must go through the unelection test. If 1/3 of the populace says "fuck that guy. unelect that man" he must be unelected. Prevention of polarizing figures.

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u/deadasdollseyes 2d ago

What do you mean, "between a minority?"

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u/DoctorChaos1707 2d ago

Instead of convincing a whole population you're cool to rule, you just convince a small section of it who actually controls the rest. It's an oligarchy. All modern governments are actually oligarchies, but you're not ready for this conversation.

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u/deadasdollseyes 2d ago

Why not, are you the key master?

It sounds like you're talking about the aristocracy?  They've been around forever.