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Originally Posted by elphenor
democracy did not pick Trump
the alternative to democracy is autocracy
either we make decisions collectively or someone makes the decisions for us
especially in an anarchic society, if decisions aren't made democratically, all the worst people will decide who gets what through brute force
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The American people haven't made any attempt, real or even half-hearted, to reform or end the electoral college or gerrymandering, so democracy was heard when Trump won. And the consensus was, "Eh, the system is too hard to change so we're good."