It seems to me that the people who get voted in do what they can to subvert the good aims of democracy, leaving us mainly with the drawbacks.
If our leaders were to be more democratically responsive, in the sense of trying to enact policies that matched the wishes of the voters, some destructive things would be done because, in some areas, making a good decision requires much study and thought. However, many other destructive decisions would likely be avoided, and in my estimation, the net effect would be beneficial.
Often I have heard the comment "If voting could change anything significant, it would have been made illegal". I think there is a degree of truth to this. Remember the National Socialist party was voted in, in Germany.
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Date: 2008-10-03 11:57 am (UTC)If our leaders were to be more democratically responsive, in the sense of trying to enact policies that matched the wishes of the voters, some destructive things would be done because, in some areas, making a good decision requires much study and thought. However, many other destructive decisions would likely be avoided, and in my estimation, the net effect would be beneficial.
Often I have heard the comment "If voting could change anything significant, it would have been made illegal". I think there is a degree of truth to this. Remember the National Socialist party was voted in, in Germany.