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by thaumasiotes 315 days ago
> Direct democracy would get you solutions that sound emotionally appealing but do not work.

We have those now.

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Direct democracy would replace politicians being vaguely influenced by social media driven trends with government policies decided directly by the social media outrage cycle. I've got no end of complaints about the current system but that doesn't incline me to go for a swim in a manure pit.