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I’m not a political person but here goes: Is democracy actually crap in practice?

For sure the equality and freedom of it sounds impressive until the awkward fact raises its head that people might be voting on legislation and legal practice they may not have the mental capacity to understand or a bias that makes them blind to the issues.

Should people pass a qualification to give them a voting right or should everyone get to vote no matter how stupid, unhinged, racist or religious they are?

Thoughts?

And I’m talking about the world, not America so any grubby memes or replies promoting one party or another will be deleted as quickly as it’s received.
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MethDozer · M
The answer is no, everyone gets a vote
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@MethDozer Why? What qualifies them to decide what’s best?
MethDozer · M
@Ceinwyn they undividually don't.

What qualifies them is their existence under the system
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@MethDozer Yeah. That’s where it falls down.

Hitler was democratically elected after all.
MethDozer · M
@Ceinwyn No he actually wasn't.
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@MethDozer In 1932 the Nazi party achieved the reichstag majority. After that he had the power to change legislation and make himself chancellor. So he kinda was
MethDozer · M
@Ceinwyn Theu didn't receive the peoples vote. That's why that happened out of pressure from Industrialists. He wasn't elected by the vote.
dale74 · M
@Ceinwyn and that's what makes democracy flawed versus a Democratic Republic just because you have a simple majority does not give you absolute power in a Democratic Republic but in a democracy simple majority rule.
MethDozer · M
@dale74 He didn't get the vote. He was ascended in the Republics equivilent of the Electoral College
dale74 · M
@MethDozer electoral college allows everybody's vote to count and you don't have just three or four Mega large cities or Urban population areas that determine everything for everyone else that's why there's the Electoral College
MethDozer · M
@dale74 loooooool