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Thoughts about Direct Democracy? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago by thatonecoder@lemmy.ca to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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As the title goes - I think it's a good solution for some of the Western World's problems, like politicians not following their campaign promises. On the other hand, conflicting politics are a big possibility, which would create further problems. Any ideas?

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[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, the main issue about direct democracy is that real nationwide policies require specialized knowledge and education. It's not possible for one person to know everything let alone a large nation.

[–] EndRedStateSubsidies@leminal.space 1 points 18 hours ago

Exceeding true which ends up meaning either technocratic democracy or representative Republic.

The techno route basically requires the best possible reddit where subject matter experts can weigh in and formulate options that are explained and then people can read the synopsis and vote. Idealistic but within the realm of doable.

Representative Republic would require wages comfortable enough to not compel corruption. I'd say no public trading but the stock market and all it entails are one of the largest sources of corruption. Market makers and every kind of derivative would have to go. The only thing that should be allowed is buying stock your support or selling stock you no longer want to own. Everything else is a haven for crime and theft against the working class.

But most of the problem with most solutions is that the bad guys have all the money and the masses are stupid and easily misled..