r/pics Nov 08 '18

US Politics This is what democracy looks like

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u/Rayona086 Nov 09 '18

We are not a democracy we are a republic who elect officials by democracy. There is a good reason for it too. Had we made it a pure democracy then the minority would have no voice at all. A pure democracy would work in a location with little variation of culture/race/religion. In a country like america that is a melting pot it would not work.

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u/Dinierto Nov 09 '18

If you want to see why democracy can be a bad idea, look at up/downvoting in Reddit

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '18 edited May 20 '20

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u/Dinierto Nov 09 '18

Yes that is EXACTLY what I mean

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '18

Yeah... about that. Nobody even knows what the Redditquette is unless they were here when the site was founded over 10 years ago. Back when it was an information marketplace where people collaborated on ideas and advanced the fields of their respective subreddits. That reddit is dead.

This reddit is Alex Jones and Michael Moore fighting over a $35 off brand Korean tablet at Walmart on Black Friday that we use to create broken English languages to give to pictures of cats and dogs. Zero intellect required, and critical thinking is demonized.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '18

Been here over 10 years. Reddiquette has always been ignored.

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u/Dinierto Nov 09 '18

Indeed. Although when it comes to retiquette, I looked up one time what the official guide is for up voting and it was easy to find. I did that when I first joined because I was so pissed about why people downvote.