The 4 types of democracy

AProudLefty said:
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Sybil is just being Sybil.
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AProudLefty said:
Key Democratic Principles

The word ‘democracy’ has its origins in the Greek language. It combines two shorter words: ‘demos’ meaning whole citizen living within a particular city-state and ‘kratos’ meaning power or rule.

It is generally agreed that liberal democracies are based on four main principles:

  1. A belief in the individual: since the individual is believed to be both moral and rational;
  2. A belief in reason and progress: based on the belief that growth and development is the natural condition of mankind and politics the art of compromise;
  3. A belief in a society that is consensual: based on a desire for order and co-operation not disorder and conflict;
  4. A belief in shared power: based on a suspicion of concentrated power (whether by individuals, groups or governments).

Direct democracy

In a direct democracy, such as ancient Athens, all citizens (only adult males who had completed their military training; women, slaves and plebs were not citizens) are invited to participate in all political decisions. This form of democracy is no longer practiced. In this form of democracy citizens are continuously involved in the exercise of power and decision is by majority rule.

Representative democracy

In a representative democracy, representatives are elected by the people and entrusted to carry out the business of governance. Australia is a representative democracy.

Constitutional democracy

In a constitutional democracy a constitution outlines who will represent the people and how. Australia is also a constitutional democracy.

Monitory democracy

Political scientist John Keane suggests that a new form of democracy is evolving in which government is constantly monitored in its exercise of power by a vast array of public and private agencies, commissions and regulatory mechanisms. See Life and Death of Democracy by John Keane, published by Simon and Schuster UK in 2009.

Source: https://www.moadoph.gov.au/democracy/defining-democracy/#

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Direct Democracy works on the village/tribal level, but once on the State level, a Representative Democracy works better.

With technology, like the Internet, direct democracy can become available to all. The question becomes, "Do we really want every unqualified dumbass or those whose votes can be bought to be able to have equal voting rights as the more informed and/or more honest?"

Let's be honest: if the right to vote in America came with a qualification of passing a citizenship test just like naturalized citizens take, than about half of JPP's members couldn't vote. Why? Because they are ignorant dumbasses who can't find the door to the exit on their own.
 
Dutch Uncle said:
Direct Democracy works on the village/tribal level, but once on the State level, a Representative Democracy works better.

With technology, like the Internet, direct democracy can become available to all. The question becomes, "Do we really want every unqualified dumbass or those whose votes can be bought to be able to have equal voting rights as the more informed and/or more honest?"

Let's be honest: if the right to vote in America came with a qualification of passing a citizenship test just like naturalized citizens take, than about half of JPP's members couldn't vote. Why? Because they are ignorant dumbasses who can't find the door to the exit on their own.
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I propose a requirement of IQs being above 120.
 
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