Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Democracy in decline worldwide, new report sayswww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1598arrow-down110
arrow-up1588arrow-down1external-linkDemocracy in decline worldwide, new report sayswww.politico.euLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square124fedilink
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·2 年前Yes and we should all agree on who is going to represent us. Otherwise the losing party is disenfranchised.
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 年前You’re not going to get unanimous approval for anything when your group size is several thousand people
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·2 年前Maybe the groups should be smaller then
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 年前Also, smaller groups mean more representatives, which means unanimity/consensus as you say would also be unlikely at the national level.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·2 年前I don’t believe in nations, either, so that’s not a problem for me
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 年前Sorry to inform you of this, but nations exist whether you want to believe in them or not.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·2 年前Just like God, right? God exists regardless of whether I believe in Him?
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 年前The difference is, there is evidence for nations existence while there is none for any floating man in the sky who judges you when you die.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·2 年前What evidence? There’s no borders on the earth. All of the evidence for nations is the same as evidence for god: stuff people made.
minus-squarephotonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 年前Perhaps. But this is the system we have.
Yes and we should all agree on who is going to represent us. Otherwise the losing party is disenfranchised.
You’re not going to get unanimous approval for anything when your group size is several thousand people
Maybe the groups should be smaller then
Also, smaller groups mean more representatives, which means unanimity/consensus as you say would also be unlikely at the national level.
I don’t believe in nations, either, so that’s not a problem for me
Sorry to inform you of this, but nations exist whether you want to believe in them or not.
Just like God, right? God exists regardless of whether I believe in Him?
The difference is, there is evidence for nations existence while there is none for any floating man in the sky who judges you when you die.
What evidence? There’s no borders on the earth. All of the evidence for nations is the same as evidence for god: stuff people made.
Perhaps. But this is the system we have.