> He eagerly sought intelligent advice and let it change his mind. He was held to account by a vigorous legislature.
> For us, today, Idiocracy might as well be The West Wing.
I'm too European for the rest of your argument and I just happen to be Greek so I fundamentally disagree with the premise that I'm voting a father or mother figure which I must blindly follow out of obligation or blind trust.
The argument is that people aren't equipped to do that, but that's a muscle they've never exercised, because... they aren't equipped to do that, because that's a muscle they've never exercised, etc. It's self-sealing.
The problem with today's system is we have MPs or representatives instead of delegates. They are not bound to their campaign promises in any way other than risking a small fine if someone fights them in court for months to prove they were lying. Once you get elected you can do what you want until the next election unless you really piss off your colleagues and get kicked out.
Voters should be able to call an early election in their district and override their reps/force them to vote a certain way, without having to personally show up and decide every single issue.
Slip off that democracy Let us take ze lead The less choice you have The more you feel free
Hands up for the Führer all night Goose-step to the left Jump to the far right It's a Reich, it's a Reich You must bow to our might Fünf, vier, drei, zwei, eins
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You know with enough compute and video generation resources now, you probably could make an entirely AI-slop 24x7 streaming channel of OW! My balls!
BaAs - Balls as a service.
I'm sure we'll just shake it off Battlestar Galactica style...