• muddi [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      I remember in school when we had US history for the sixth time for social studies class, they taught us again about the early debates in the Federalist Papers on how the baby democracy might turn into a monster by allowing the majority to win votes somehow

      Obviously it’s better to have a tyranny of the minority than the tyranny of the majority, some dead guy in a wig said so

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        So, if democracy is bad…then why not adopt technocracy and not let those rubes anywhere near a position of power?

        The American Medical Association, after extensive research, has found that me being trans is not a sign there’s anything wrong with me. Who cares if 99% of this shithole wants me dead? Experts say I’m fine and that’s all that matters. Not my fault most people are unthinking morons.

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          Designing the optimal governing system is idealist, but I do admit I am interested in the topic. My picks are sociocracy and liquid democracy, which might be described like a crossover between direct democracy and technocratic representation

          In the end though, it’s dependent on material conditions how we should organize ourselves