Twongo [she/her]@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 9 days agoJust vote to change things.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square322linkfedilinkarrow-up1809arrow-down1111
arrow-up1698arrow-down1imageJust vote to change things.lemmy.mlTwongo [she/her]@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 9 days agomessage-square322linkfedilink
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·8 days agoSo if everybody is well-fed and educated, we could use it to let only the most intelligent people vote?
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 days ago“Most intelligent” is a moving target, but by feeding and educating everyone people will in general have better skills for making good decisions, yes.
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoIn the current style of democracy elections can be bought by playing ads to people and by making empty promises until there is a majority. If we need intelligence to make good decisions, but the majority is neither fed well nor educated well, people are trapped. Do you have an idea how things can be changed?
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoOrganizing in working class parties directly, filling in the gaps in food and education, and directly opposing the system. Marxism-Leninism.
So if everybody is well-fed and educated, we could use it to let only the most intelligent people vote?
“Most intelligent” is a moving target, but by feeding and educating everyone people will in general have better skills for making good decisions, yes.
In the current style of democracy elections can be bought by playing ads to people and by making empty promises until there is a majority.
If we need intelligence to make good decisions, but the majority is neither fed well nor educated well, people are trapped.
Do you have an idea how things can be changed?
Organizing in working class parties directly, filling in the gaps in food and education, and directly opposing the system. Marxism-Leninism.
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