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Thoughts about Direct Democracy? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 21 hours ago by thatonecoder@lemmy.ca to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
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As the title goes - I think it's a good solution for some of the Western World's problems, like politicians not following their campaign promises. On the other hand, conflicting politics are a big possibility, which would create further problems. Any ideas?

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 7 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (3 children)

It's too easy to whip up hate against minorities, especially against marginalized minorities (I'm sure the rich would still find a way to profit, despite being a minority themselves). When our western political systems were still working somewhat, minority protections was one of the major arguments for them.

e.g. Brexit was decided via direct democracy.

Seems to work for Switzerland, though Switzerland isn't exactly a utopia of progressive politics (could be worse, but e.g. AFAIK being poor sucks a lot in CH).

[–] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

So, do those minority protections have to be implemented in the Constitution of the country itself?

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I assume that's supposed to be how it works, but constitutions have limited effect when we get the kinds of politicians who ignore the courts. I'd assume that direct democracies have very similar issues (see the 2024 UK race riots - those were fully illegal and yet they happened anyway).

I think we need to change our societies on a deeper level. Changing the constitution could be a start for that, but in the current political climate it probably wouldn't really.

[–] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 hours ago

We need to rid our society of greed, jealousy, and hate. But that is also in our genetics, so it will take a lot of effort.