• halvar@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    That’s not democracy then, if I understand what you’re saying

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      1 year ago

      It is if everyone gets selected from time to time. Selected citizens only participate to one issue at a time, they are not here to stay. It is the best and only non-digital direct-democracy system

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        1 year ago

        That’s not representation of the people. That’s representation of one individual (or one small group of individuals) in each instance. May be different individuals, but one instance might be dealing with an act of war, the other might be local infrastructure.

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          1 year ago

          The size of the group required for good representation can be calculated, and it’s not a lot