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minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up46·7 months agoI think it is very common knowledge that the biggest downside of democracy is the general stupidity of most of the voting population.
minus-squaretb_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoNot inherently stupid, mind you. Un(der)educated and lied to by those they should be able to trust.
minus-squareTherouxSonfeir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·7 months agoI guess we should let the smart people choose what’s right for them, and not give them a vote……
minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoThis is essentially the system that Socrates advocated for.
minus-squareTherouxSonfeir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·7 months agoWho chooses who is “smart?” The right wing?
minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoThe 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.
I think it is very common knowledge that the biggest downside of democracy is the general stupidity of most of the voting population.
Not inherently stupid, mind you. Un(der)educated and lied to by those they should be able to trust.
I guess we should let the smart people choose what’s right for them, and not give them a vote……
This is essentially the system that Socrates advocated for.
Who chooses who is “smart?” The right wing?
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.