Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoDemocracy in decline worldwide, new report sayswww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square121linkfedilinkarrow-up1598arrow-down110
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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down21·2 years agoIf we had a consensus based government I wouldn’t have a fascist as a representative
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 years agoThere are more people than just you in your district
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·2 years agoYes and we should all agree on who is going to represent us. Otherwise the losing party is disenfranchised.
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 years agoYou’re not going to get unanimous approval for anything when your group size is several thousand people
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·2 years agoMaybe the groups should be smaller then
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 years agoAlso, smaller groups mean more representatives, which means unanimity/consensus as you say would also be unlikely at the national level.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·2 years agoI don’t believe in nations, either, so that’s not a problem for me
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoSorry to inform you of this, but nations exist whether you want to believe in them or not.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·2 years agoJust like God, right? God exists regardless of whether I believe in Him?
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoPerhaps. But this is the system we have.
If we had a consensus based government I wouldn’t have a fascist as a representative
There are more people than just you in your district
Yes and we should all agree on who is going to represent us. Otherwise the losing party is disenfranchised.
You’re not going to get unanimous approval for anything when your group size is several thousand people
Maybe the groups should be smaller then
Also, smaller groups mean more representatives, which means unanimity/consensus as you say would also be unlikely at the national level.
I don’t believe in nations, either, so that’s not a problem for me
Sorry to inform you of this, but nations exist whether you want to believe in them or not.
Just like God, right? God exists regardless of whether I believe in Him?
Perhaps. But this is the system we have.