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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pianoplayingsteve · 31-35, M

In democracy, whoever owns the most resources is able to control what the population sees in the media. Thus they control public perception and cause the public to vote in a way that suits them, with the public believing it was completely out of their own free volition.

The political parties have no true differences. One would expect, in these democratic countries of freedom and wealth, that the people have a very comfortable existence for its people. What really matters is the continued existence of this group of 'democracy makers'.