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Hezbollah Chief: US “Directly Responsible” For Gaza Atrocities, Will Soon Pay “Heavy Price”
(www.gulf-insider.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2023
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In a representative democracy, the people being responsible for their government is kind of the point.
Yeah. But we are an oligarchy.
Except representative democracy is a myth… Majority rule ≠ representation. Non-majority groups are unaccounted for. Plus, while the people may vote for representatives, they ultimately have no control over what said representatives decide to actually do. They can campaign for and promise all they want, but once they’re in office, they’re there.
Citizens are not responsible for the actions of their government.
I don’t think most people realize that members of congress can’t be recalled.
As a legal matter, maybe not. As a practical matter I'm pretty sure it is evident.
You can't simultaneously support democracy and say that the citizens aren't responsible for their government.
Either democracy is a failure or it isn't.
That’s what I’m saying. Most current democratic systems are a failure
Direct voting is the future.