I don’t think this touches on the main issue with representative democracy- the scam that has been running since the French Revolution. The main issue is in this system we are only allowed to choose our temporary parents, who will make the decisions for us. And so the parasitic ruling class (as opposed to a true aristocratic class) continues to rule.
As means of communication have increased in reach, we see people are generally not better informed. The means of mind manipulation have simply increased in reach and strength.
The issues with democracy have been debated since Aristotle, and they are not tied to means of mass communication. I think there are a few simple steps to take to fix them:
Voting age increased to 26. Most people, including myself, are still morons at 18. At about 26 you start having long term goals in mind, more life experience and hopefully have left adolescence behind.
No voting rights if you haven’t paid taxes for the last 5 years straight.
We abolish the left-right wing nonsense by letting us vote directly on issues, not for “representatives”. A system of a party of one.
These three points alone would cut 95% of government bloat, end the left/right circus which keeps us in the illusion of democracy and slaves in the taxation plantation.
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