Plato watched democracy destroy Athens by rewarding charisma over competence. 2,400 years later, we're making the exact same mistakes. Here's why.Why do the ...
@absGeekNZ so what, our 2 examples show, it isn’t democracy that’s a problem. It is influencing voters through media and propaganda and the missing education in voters, that’s the problem.
Which would be the definition of “uninformed” voters. Voters who get influenced by propaganda and media narratives instead of being able to form their own opinions and see through the BS.
Don’t get me wrong - that’s very difficult to achieve. But it is a matter of being uninformed and lacking education.
I would counter that with, look at our leader. He is the all promise with no delivery kind of guy.
Mildly charismatic, bit it didn’t take long for the cracks to start showing.
@absGeekNZ so what, our 2 examples show, it isn’t democracy that’s a problem. It is influencing voters through media and propaganda and the missing education in voters, that’s the problem.
Which would be the definition of “uninformed” voters. Voters who get influenced by propaganda and media narratives instead of being able to form their own opinions and see through the BS.
Don’t get me wrong - that’s very difficult to achieve. But it is a matter of being uninformed and lacking education.