The curse of democracy explained i.imgur.com
Submitted by theblackcat in Anarchism
Submitted by theblackcat in Anarchism
What would be the alternative?
Another option is hybrid direct-representative democracy.
Representatives vote on issues (and have X% say, preferably 40% or so) and the people vote on the same issues (with the rest of the say, preferably 60%). This helps to prevent tyranny of the majority, keeps some of the positives of representative democracy, but also directly empowers every citizen.
Consensus is one option.
https://medium.com/anarchist-faq/is-consensus-an-alternative-to-direct-democracy-8a8c4e5695d1
Edit: Just posted a couple different anti-democracy pieces that suggest interesting alternatives.
That article acknowledges that consensus is almost impossible to reach in a large enough group. Consensus is wonderful when it can be reached, but what happens when a quick decision needs to be made?
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/seeds-for-change-consensus-decision-making
presents solutions to the time issue.
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