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CarbonDe25 karma

Yeah, i don't buy it.

CarbonDe13 karma

I think looking at ancient Greece, Athens in particular, Is the best argument against direct democracy. "What, you won the war against the Persians but didn't bring our dead back for proper burial?! Ok, well, we're just going to execute all of you."

CarbonDe5 karma

Do you plan on going to door to door to speak with voters directly? I don't know how it is in Ohio, but it's a pretty time honored tradition here in maine.

CarbonDe2 karma

I don't understand? Why can't/won't he name where he hiked?

CarbonDe2 karma

Switzerland is not a direct democracy, they just adopted certain elements of it and even that's primarily at the town and canton level. Beyond that, they also have a better education system and is also significantly smaller than the United States.