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Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend
I would argue giving a bunch of people who lack intelligence and the capacity to think critically is the greater evil. Then again, it really doesn't matter because the rich and powerful just buy votes anyways so real democracy isn't even a thing.
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While it is impractical for anyone to set a system where the intelligent make the decisions and the stupids have less of a vote... if it were able to be done *in a perfect world* I would be in favor of it.
I do feel like those in power have figured out how to use stupid people to have power. I think they keep allowing in people who don't know anything about anything into the country and then they use the media to make them think what they think and they vote accordingly. The same system seems to be in place with most people. Somehow they get through school but don't know anything about law or reality of things. Their major should be in Media because that is all they know.
I live in a condo and I am on the board and I am continually stunned at how stupid the residents are. They state things like -- you need to do this or that -- but they don't even seem to know (or care) that the board is constrained and directed by the condo documents. I am sure they haven't read them and I am also sure they CAN"T read them because they are 30 pages of legal speak and they are just too stupid to understand. This also goes on with the board. I asked them to read the Declaration of Trust and tell me what they wanted changed, no one has said anything. Because they don't know what they want changed because they probably haven't read it and if they did they don't understand it. Honestly, if they can't understand it, imho, they shouldn't be allowed to vote on something they can't understand... but of course, there is no way to implement that.