Government should be smaller!

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pennomi@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 1y (13 replies)
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henfredemars@infosec.pub · 32 pts · 1y (6 replies)

Perhaps, though I’d be very concerned for mob mentality. Social media is famously reactive.

pennomi@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (5 replies)
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Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Was it... the Persians? Maybe? Anyway, they had to make two choices on any decision, once when drunk and again sober a few days later. If rhe choice was the same both times it was deemed a good idea.

I have zero idea if this is fact, but it sounds similar to your idea.

pennomi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 1y

I really hope it's not some fever dream, or total bullshit, but it kind of makes sense. I'll see if I can find some facts on it.

Here is a link talking about it, so maybe it's plausible?

Hagdos@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Making a second decision mandatory makes it harder to change existing laws. This can be a good thing in some cases, but not always. It increases conservatism (in that it's harder to change things).

pennomi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
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SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Yeah no....as much as our current system sucks, I'd rather have some sort of a buffer before full on mob rule.

People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals...and you know it.

Full on direct democracy sounds like a good idea. Until you realize it's two wolves and a sheep making dinner plans.

pennomi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y

Nah it's more like the wolves lawyers and the sheep's lawyers fight it out. Like a proxy war.

muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I say liquid democracy would be better

l3e7hax0r@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Super earth has my vote for managed democracy! o7

surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Ew. I almost clicked a Reddit link. 🤮

Mostly /s. Kinda.

Zorcron@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Doing the lord's work. Thank you

Irelephant@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y

My sincere apologies.

Killercat103@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 1y

Ironically as libertarian (not capitalist) I guess I want BIGGEST government.