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0 pointssquiggleblaz5y ago0 comments

What is so special about Switzerland then? How is it so much better than say NZ?

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kenneth5y ago· 1 in thread

It's the only direct democracy in the world, where the people really vote on issues instead of on representatives. For example, we don't really have a president. Laws written by parliament are put to quarterly nation-wide ballots.

I get to vote on what I believe is right on every issue, instead of getting tricked by politicians who have positions that they later compromise on.

squiggleblazOP5y ago

> For example, we don't really have a president.

This actually nothing to do with being a direct democracy. You still have an executive cabinet selected by (but not responsible to) parliament. It's just that every member of the executive is selected by the parliament, instead of the parliament selecting a leader who picks the rest.

> I get to vote on what I believe is right on every issue, instead of getting tricked by politicians

You can still get tricked by politicians. America has very many citizens-initiated referenda, but it cannot be said to have improved their democratic outcomes.

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