On his 4,000-mile march across the country, congressman tells voters to wake up to the vast gulf between them and the rich
  • NateNate60@lemmy.world
    46·
    9 months ago

    I think it is very common knowledge that the biggest downside of democracy is the general stupidity of most of the voting population.

    • tb_@lemmy.world
      2·
      9 months ago

      Not inherently stupid, mind you. Un(der)educated and lied to by those they should be able to trust.

    • TherouxSonfeir@lemm.ee
      43·
      9 months ago

      I guess we should let the smart people choose what’s right for them, and not give them a vote……

          • NateNate60@lemmy.world
            5·
            9 months ago

            The system is described in Plato’s Republic. You can learn more about it on Wikipedia. This idea pre-dates the concept of “left” and “right”.

            I made a slight mistake in my previous comment. Plato was the one who came up with it, but his work is in the form of a Socratic dialogue.