In theory if there was an intelligent and active population then democracy might be able to work, but we no longer have the population of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. We have soundbites and a population that averages 7 hours of television every day. A small minority, perhaps 2% think critically about any topic. Few read anything of substance.
If democracy ever had a chance, that window closed a hundred years ago and each successively dumber generation is less and less able or responsible to govern and be involved in expressing an intelligent and carefully considered opinion.
Time to start over. Let's come up with a system that favors intelligent ideas and actual solutions.
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In theory if there was an intelligent and active population then democracy might be able to work, but we no longer have the population of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. We have soundbites and a population that averages 7 hours of television every day. A small minority, perhaps 2% think critically about any topic. Few read anything of substance.
If democracy ever had a chance, that window closed a hundred years ago and each successively dumber generation is less and less able or responsible to govern and be involved in expressing an intelligent and carefully considered opinion.
Time to start over. Let's come up with a system that favors intelligent ideas and actual solutions.