No they are not. Representative democracy is a sham. Just look at the global support for Gaza and the will of representatives.
Representative democracy is a tool of the elite to fool people into thinking they have a say, when it strips them of all power and gives them a meaningless crum every X years to have a fraction of a voice to choose one person to represent all their issues.
Anything short of direct democracy is not a democracy.
maybe the us is, because there are too many degrees if seperation, but there are others that do it like that and it works.
direct democracy is not the solution, politians being held accountable and education is the solution IMHO.
i think you’re underestimating the stupidity of the public honestly. there are so many emotional topics, that regular folks dont understand the consequences of. I think having full time politicians can be the right way, if done well. they would be pros at legislature, not in corruption, like it is today.
No they are not. Representative democracy is a sham. Just look at the global support for Gaza and the will of representatives.
Representative democracy is a tool of the elite to fool people into thinking they have a say, when it strips them of all power and gives them a meaningless crum every X years to have a fraction of a voice to choose one person to represent all their issues.
Anything short of direct democracy is not a democracy.
maybe the us is, because there are too many degrees if seperation, but there are others that do it like that and it works. direct democracy is not the solution, politians being held accountable and education is the solution IMHO.
There are others that do it better than the US, none that do it well.
Direct Democracy is the only true democracy, representatives will never and can never represent every constituent only they themselves can.
i think you’re underestimating the stupidity of the public honestly. there are so many emotional topics, that regular folks dont understand the consequences of. I think having full time politicians can be the right way, if done well. they would be pros at legislature, not in corruption, like it is today.