[–] doginventer [S] ago
True, I thought this was a comedy the first time I watched it:
General Ripper: Precious Bodily Fluids -
[–] doginventer [S] ago
Lol, yeah I’m no fan of pop-ups but that one should cancel easy by hitting the X. And the article is excellent.
[–] cT9NlRLhxlyr 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
This is what will happen every single time if you let a population decide its own fate. The bottom line is that half of the population is less intelligent than average, and in a democracy it only takes that half of the population + 1 to overrule everybody else. There's a reason no democracy survived through the millennia, but monarchies did.
[–] whitesilk ago
That is why we have the Electoral College.
[–] cT9NlRLhxlyr ago (edited ago)
If the Electoral College is viewed by the majority as "getting in their way," they will remove it sooner or later - further illustrating the problem with direct citizen participation.