• JudgeHolden@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There’s a relevant and oft’ cited Churchill quote to the effect that while democracy isn’t great, it’s better than any other governing system we know of.

    In other words, leave us not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

    As for why democracy is the best system, it’s simple; in theory democracy gives everyone a stake in governance. While it rarely if ever works out that way, Churchill was correct that it’s better than any other system we know of.

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      1 year ago

      So many of our problems have clear solutions that better people than us have written down. We just need the voting public to:

      1. Recognize the problem
      2. Recognise the best solution

      Democracy is only half-realized when there isn’t proper education. This includes knowing our history and future, our arts and sciences.