Timeline for What electoral mechanisms might prevent the rise of a demagogue?
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| Jun 23, 2020 at 14:20 | comment | added | Codes with Hammer | Side point: In the novel Starship Troopers, there were public service paths other than the military. The intent was that before a person could have authority over citizens -- including voting for or holding political office -- that person must first have responsibility to citizens of a non-trivial nature. The book even notes that a blind person might spend their service counting the hairs on caterpillars by touch, if that was all the challenge that the person could achieve. Could such a system arise in real life? I have no idea. | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 9:20 | comment | added | rackandboneman | "limit voting rights to people who are longer-term interest in the progress in the country or (veterans) demonstrated readiness to sacrifice to the country." - dangerous, that is a group that will (justifiably! openly or unconsciously) think they are owed something - which makes them a very easy target for demagogues too. | |
| Jan 26, 2017 at 21:42 | comment | added | Peter M. - stands for Monica | Anonymous downvoter, care to say why? | |
| Jan 26, 2017 at 15:48 | history | edited | Peter M. - stands for Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 25, 2017 at 22:50 | history | answered | Peter M. - stands for Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |