He is pushing propaganda to make direct democracy look like something weaker that it is. California does not have deliberative direct democracy - no where does! He has a title and good memory but this is not an intelligent argument and can be easily pulled apart by the People's Administration: PAparty.co.uk. To question if their is a negative side to exercising free will and self rule is to not recognise the nature of direct democracy and of human choice-making mechanisms.
Calling a California style proposition system (plebiscite system) Direct Democracy is at best poor naming and at worst duplicitous. Direct Democracy enables people to have a voice on an issue, a voice that allows subtlety , a proposition system allows extremely interested party with significant resources to move policy in a bizarre way, usually moving a hard decision on a wedge issue.
He is pushing propaganda to make direct democracy look like something weaker that it is. California does not have deliberative direct democracy - no where does! He has a title and good memory but this is not an intelligent argument and can be easily pulled apart by the People's Administration: PAparty.co.uk. To question if their is a negative side to exercising free will and self rule is to not recognise the nature of direct democracy and of human choice-making mechanisms.
selfruleuk 4 months ago
Prof Max Stearns, please come to Switzerland ( not sweden) to learn about direct democracy.
jinsugarbrown 7 months ago
Calling a California style proposition system (plebiscite system) Direct Democracy is at best poor naming and at worst duplicitous. Direct Democracy enables people to have a voice on an issue, a voice that allows subtlety , a proposition system allows extremely interested party with significant resources to move policy in a bizarre way, usually moving a hard decision on a wedge issue.
commandersprocket 1 year ago