Hot take: what has democracy done for us lately? Besides re-electing Donald Trump?

If something can't go on forever, it will eventually stop. That applies to any system that gives stupid people the same political voice as the rest of the electorate. I mean, it seems kind of obvious, doesn't it?

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amarcheschi 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Ask yourself which class can gain something by having trump as president rather than any other democrat

(it's not the working class)

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CamperBob2 an hour ago | parent [-]

Exactly. So why'd the "working class" vote for him?

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amarcheschi an hour ago | parent [-]

Because the ones owning social medias, newspapers (and whatnot) pushed heavily for it

	▲	CamperBob2 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		And why did they give up their agency to these shadowy media oligarchs...? Answer: because they're stupid. The ones who weren't stupid were impossible to herd to the polls, or at least a lot more difficult. As a result they were outnumbered. Any system that removes the influences you cite will leave the same stupid voters in place, ready to fall for the next con man who comes along. The problem isn't the money. The problem is the power. I'm tired of giving stupid people so much power over my life.