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ParsnipPizza2 t1_it4hv0i wrote

Reply to comment by Wyndeward in Why is Bob Stefanowski even running by pinktwillshirt

>It originally favored the wealthy, in part, because they were educated and partly because they were the ones who set up this experiment in representative democracy

And because they specifically formatted things to suppress the will of the people in favor of what the rich wanted.

Not kidding. Quite a number of the fabled Founders thought too much democracy was a bad thing and sought to establish a ruling class without quite going straight up monarchist.

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Wyndeward t1_it4mrqt wrote

"Too much democracy" = mob rule.

In a truly "democratic" system, the majority rules, period. In a republic, there are protections, at least in theory. People don't know their rights anymore, mainly because we replaced civics with "social studies."

People think voting is a right. It isn't, it is a responsibility / duty.

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