I agree that a nation, as well as any group of people, should operate like a genuine democracy, since democratic decision-making is the only just form of group decision-making. The only just way for a group to come to a decision that benefits the most people is when every person shares an equal say in the decision-making process over the decisions that apply to them. This should be the way nations, businesses, and all groups of people operate.
Unfortunately, our current political and economic systems operate like oligarchies, if anything. All our political decision-making power is held by a small group of politicians, who make decisions for the rest of the population. This is a blatantly oligarchic structure. Even worse is our economic system, in which capitalist workplaces are structured like a totalitarian dictatorship, where the private owner holds sole decision-making power over the entire workplace of people. These are terribly anti-democratic systems.
The electoral college is also an anti-democratic system, as is our entire Plurality voting system.
@garden_guru_georgeLibertarian11mos11MO
“Unfortunately, our current political and economic systems operate like oligarchies, if anything. All our political decision-making power is held by a small group of politicians, who make decisions for the rest of the population. This is a blatantly oligarchic structure. Even worse is our economic system, in which capitalist workplaces are structured like a totalitarian dictatorship, where the private owner holds sole decision-making power over the entire workplace of people. These are terribly anti-democratic systems.”
One example that highlights the oligarchic nature of our current political system is the influence of lobbying and money in politics. Wealthy individuals and corporations can sway the decisions of politicians by funding their campaigns and promoting their interests. This puts the power in the hands of a few, instead of the majority.
As for the economic system, some may argue that the concentration of wealth and power among few business owners can result in an unequal distribution of resources. Employees often have little say in the decision-making process within their workplace, and their… Read more
@VulcanMan6 11mos11MO
Absolutely.
What we need is a complete restructuring of our political and economic systems, in which the decision-making power is held by the public. Political decisions should be made by the people themselves, not by politicians or corporations. Also, our economy should be democratically owned by the public as well, owned and run by the people, for the people. No private individuals should hold exclusive ownership or decision-making power over any part of our government or our economy.
