[r00fus]

The solution to "save democracy" would be have more of it. The problem with our model is that everything relies on representatives who don't actually do the representation part.

We should have more direct democracy. For all it's warts, propositions like in CA, FL, etc have really moved forward the actual will of the people.

[Rinzler89]

Direct democracies also have their own issues of easily manipulating people to vote against their own best interest because get this, the Average Joe with voting rights is actually incredibly stupid. See Brexit, Austria's denuclearization, etc.

It only works when gen pop is well educated and highly inteligent and not influenceable with fake news off social media.

[jbm]

Do you really want direct democracy in the era of fake news and low trust society? It seems to be a recipe for disaster.

Say what you want about King Charles, he at least made the effort to try to talk sense to Trump without public posturing and posing for votes.

(I can't believe I am saying something positives about the Windsors, my ancestors on the Indian subcontinent are rolling in their graves)

-edit- to avoid bumping, yes I'm obviously aware the royalty has no real power in Canada or the UK, I was commenting on the lack of popular politics being a boon in attempting to communicate with someone of very different beliefs

[r00fus]

I think CA propositions have been a boon. CA is a democratic machine state. So you can't get representation for ideas left or right of the centrist viewpoint of CA pols - except, you can with propositions.

The bad props that passed (prop 65, prop 13) are only exceptions that prove the rule.

I would definitely not want to live under royalty. btw, King Charles doesn't make policy. He's a figurehead, not a head of state.