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0 pointstalmand12y ago0 comments

True democracy is a far worse sort of government than a representative republic because it is essentially mob rule.

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch." -said by somebody

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Ancient Athens was not mob rule, as far as I know.

It was a much more homogenous mob than what we have in the US today, but it was still a mob.

As for citizen referendums, look no further than California to see the outcome of this "direct democracy". It still suffers from the Golden Rule, he who has the gold makes the rules.

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