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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-12-12 04:53 pm

[ SECRET POST #3265 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3265 ⌋

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Re: Has democracy run its course?

(Anonymous) 2015-12-12 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Because they lack fail-safes, for one. If you put all the power into one hand, what are you going to do when that person turns mad or just stop caring? Besides, power is a corrupting factor in itself, so we need regular hand-overs of power.

Re: Has democracy run its course?

(Anonymous) 2015-12-12 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
That doesn't have anything, in principle, to do with democracy. That's a question of balance of power in the first case, and regular changes in administration in the second case. You could do both of those without ever holding popular elections.

I disagree

(Anonymous) 2015-12-13 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
A king goes mad: Advisors lock him up and install a regent.
56% of the electorate go mad: No way out.

Re: I disagree

(Anonymous) 2015-12-13 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Or "a king goes mad: he does crazy shit and has crazy heirs - see North Korea."

Re: I disagree

(Anonymous) 2015-12-13 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
So, what you're saying is that both systems have flaws.