5900 () posted 121 days ago by Iseekekpeople 121 days ago by Iseekekpeople +5902 / -2 115 comments share 115 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (115) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 6 ▼ – Saul 6 points 121 days ago +6 / -0 In a democracy, everything is voted on by the crowd. Majority wins in all cases. Two wolves and a sheep voting for what’s for dinner. In a republic, we vote for representatives who should run the government according to the wishes of their constituents, and are removed if they fail. We need to get better at that last part though. permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – MerchantMan99 2 points 121 days ago +2 / -0 The removal part takes waaaaaaay too long. People like Newsome and Cuomo should have been removed months ago. permalink save report block reply ▲ 0 ▼ – CuomoisaMassMurderer 0 points 121 days ago +1 / -1 Hear hear! permalink parent save report block reply
In a democracy, everything is voted on by the crowd. Majority wins in all cases. Two wolves and a sheep voting for what’s for dinner.
In a republic, we vote for representatives who should run the government according to the wishes of their constituents, and are removed if they fail.
We need to get better at that last part though.
The removal part takes waaaaaaay too long. People like Newsome and Cuomo should have been removed months ago.
Hear hear!