| ▲ | JumpCrisscross a year ago |
| > last year has shaken my confidence in democracy Read the federalist papers. Our obsession with elections has destabilised the balance built into our republic. |
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| ▲ | throwawayq3423 a year ago | parent [-] |
| Meaning what, elections aren't a necessary part of democracy? |
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| ▲ | JumpCrisscross a year ago | parent [-] | | > elections aren't a necessary part of democracy? Read the Federalist Papers. Elections are an essential part of democracy. But it's possible to overdo it, and elections alone a democracy does not make. (Much less a functioning republic.) | | |
| ▲ | throwawayq3423 a year ago | parent [-] | | I supposed I dont understand your point. 4 years is too often to vote for a President? |
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