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  • Yeah we just disagree. I’m not gonna pretend I’m not more authoritarian than some people. I am very much in favour of a strong powerful government over a week one. And I do think that participation isn’t universal and should be limited. I’m pretty confident in saying that most people agree on some level. Every democracy today has a minimum voting age, it’s common for criminals not to be able to vote, citizenship is a requirement. All of these things can be viewed as authoritarian and elitist but i think that’s okay and governments are better off for it.



  • I’ll preface by stating that I’m not an American.

    I think society is too interconnected and any decision in any area could be argued to have an effect on the entire population. I also think it’s good to have competent people in positions of leadership. I don’t think that most people are capable of choosing who is well suited for a given task. In that sense I somewhat agree with what you said here “people affected by a given decision (and only those people) are the ones who make the decision” though I believe I’m arriving at this conclusion from a different perspective than you. I would also point out that in both cases it is inherently less democratic than the current us government (as in less people are given more power) though I think this is partially desirable since a true perfect democracy won’t select who is most capable, but who is more popular.