What Me Vote?
. . . Why Not Blame Democracy For a Lack of Democracy!
by Paul Jacob, Contributing Author: The people, without permission, The New York Times recently explained, in
Brexit, too, was a decision for the inhabitants of the United Kingdom, not me.
Thailand is under military rule. Passage of the referendum was promoted as a pre-condition for moving toward democracy; campaigning against the constitution was outlawed. When a gun is held to your head, there is no democracy.
An unbelievable 92 percent of Hungarians rejected the EU plan to set migration policies for Hungary. But turnout below 50 percent invalidated the result.
“Though such votes are portrayed as popular governance in its purest form, studies have found that they often subvert democracy rather than serve it,” claims the Times report, “Why Referendums Aren’t as Democratic as They Seem.”
Without offering any studies.
The problems with these four ballot questions, to the degree there were any, weren’t caused by democracy, but a lack thereof.
Nonetheless, a sensible academics pontificated that people are too stupid to be permitted to vote. A London School of Economics professor said referendums are “risky.” They “range from pointless to dangerous” claimed an Irish political scientist. A hyperbolic Harvard professor posited that referendums are “Russian roulette for republics.”
But which is worse: clueless academics, tyrannical pols, or . . . democracy?
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
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Paul Jacobs is author of Common Sense which provides daily commentary about the issues impacting America and about the citizens who are doing something about them. He is also President of the Liberty Initiative Fund (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge Foundation. Jacobs is a contributing author on the ARRA News Service.
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by Paul Jacob, Contributing Author: The people, without permission, The New York Times recently explained, in
- Colombia, rejected a peace deal deemed too soft on the communist FARC guerrillas;
- Britain, decided to leave the European Union;
- Thailand, ratified a new constitution;
- Hungary, rejected the European Union refugee resettlement plan.
Brexit, too, was a decision for the inhabitants of the United Kingdom, not me.
Thailand is under military rule. Passage of the referendum was promoted as a pre-condition for moving toward democracy; campaigning against the constitution was outlawed. When a gun is held to your head, there is no democracy.
An unbelievable 92 percent of Hungarians rejected the EU plan to set migration policies for Hungary. But turnout below 50 percent invalidated the result.
“Though such votes are portrayed as popular governance in its purest form, studies have found that they often subvert democracy rather than serve it,” claims the Times report, “Why Referendums Aren’t as Democratic as They Seem.”
Without offering any studies.
The problems with these four ballot questions, to the degree there were any, weren’t caused by democracy, but a lack thereof.
Nonetheless, a sensible academics pontificated that people are too stupid to be permitted to vote. A London School of Economics professor said referendums are “risky.” They “range from pointless to dangerous” claimed an Irish political scientist. A hyperbolic Harvard professor posited that referendums are “Russian roulette for republics.”
But which is worse: clueless academics, tyrannical pols, or . . . democracy?
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
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Paul Jacobs is author of Common Sense which provides daily commentary about the issues impacting America and about the citizens who are doing something about them. He is also President of the Liberty Initiative Fund (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge Foundation. Jacobs is a contributing author on the ARRA News Service.
Tags: Paul Jacob, Common Sense, What Me Vote?, Democracy To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. and "Like" Facebook Page - Thanks!
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