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Originally Posted by Gwaihir
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You mean, like, mob rule? Where the a literally retarded person's vote offsets a genius'? Like that kind of "true democracy"?
Was Lenin operating a true democracy? Was Mao? How bout Stalin, Gorbachev, Putin? Who is operating a true democracy?
Should a heroin addict with an addled mind be given an equal vote? How about someone with alcohol-induced Dementia? Are you advocating a system where we are ruled by the most persuasive Pied Piper?
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So like, if someone had to write (and pass) a test to vote, a direct democracy might actually work?