▲ 588 ▼ Democracy in decline worldwide, new report says (www.politico.eu) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/world@lemmy.world 122 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Bipta@kbin.social 46 points 2 years ago* (3 children) So instead you choose authoritarianism: 20 people on a plan and one of them shoots the pilot, takes over, and crashes it. Everyone dies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] PugJesus@kbin.social 28 points 2 years ago Yeah, the problems with democracy are rarely solved by less democracy. It just turns into "Instead of many idiots voting to do something stupid, one idiot votes to do something stupid." permalink fedilink source parent [–] Candelestine@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago Think bigger. Fly the plane in circles, and demand the people give you whatever you want to occasionally land it and bring some supplies onboard. Just don't die of old age. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social -20 points 2 years ago (2 children) Love how you think that not only are there only two options, but that democracy isn’t also authoritarian. It’s just mob rule instead of an individual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bearwithastick@feddit.ch 8 points 2 years ago Why don't you enlighten us on the other options then? I'd love to hear it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TaTTe@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* That's... precisely why the original quote said "democracy is the worst form of government". It has fundamental flaws. But it's still the better than everything else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 28 points 2 years ago Yeah, the problems with democracy are rarely solved by less democracy. It just turns into "Instead of many idiots voting to do something stupid, one idiot votes to do something stupid." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Candelestine@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago Think bigger. Fly the plane in circles, and demand the people give you whatever you want to occasionally land it and bring some supplies onboard. Just don't die of old age. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social -20 points 2 years ago (2 children) Love how you think that not only are there only two options, but that democracy isn’t also authoritarian. It’s just mob rule instead of an individual. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bearwithastick@feddit.ch 8 points 2 years ago Why don't you enlighten us on the other options then? I'd love to hear it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TaTTe@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* That's... precisely why the original quote said "democracy is the worst form of government". It has fundamental flaws. But it's still the better than everything else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bearwithastick@feddit.ch 8 points 2 years ago Why don't you enlighten us on the other options then? I'd love to hear it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TaTTe@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* That's... precisely why the original quote said "democracy is the worst form of government". It has fundamental flaws. But it's still the better than everything else. permalink fedilink source parent