Quite the contrary actually. I take issue with systems LARPing democracy.
replyThere is no such a thing as "representative democracy", that’s antinomic bullshit throw at people to lower it down to powerless populace.
replyEither citizens have the power, exercise it continuously in practice and are supplied with everything it takes to assume that role properly with all the duties it implies, or there is no democracy beyond empty words.
Has such a system ever existed anywhere? How would citizens even have the time?
replySwitzerland
replyContinuously exercised and on everything as a matter of course? Not all is done via direct democracy there (even though it is the ultimate backstop in a way), it also has representative democracy.
replySwitzerland is also a representative democracy
replyYou cannot compare 10 million people with 450 million people when talking about direct democracy. It cannot be done I think. But if you know a way propose it here.
replyJust saying lets vote directly on everything will put everything on hold until all goes down.