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tremon
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"direct democracy" is a no-true-scotsman type fallacy, as you can use it to keep moving the goalposts indefinitely. Even Switzerland, the much-touted example of "direct democracy" has a parliament of elected representatives.
tomxor
on Aug 9, 2021
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You will note I did not suggest a "true democracy" replace the entire process, that would be completely impractical, rarely does it work at scale.
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