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minus-squareÐ Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·7 months agoI mean at the same time that’s meant to be the advantage of a democracy When everyone is pushing their own self interests, more often than not things ought to average out close to a compromise everyone can accept
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoWhich is, frankly, a ridiculous concept. If you only ever consider your own wants, compromise (a necessary concept in any non-authoritarian system) is impossible.
minus-squareÐ Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoBalance of self interests is literally the entire concept of politics and economics
I mean at the same time that’s meant to be the advantage of a democracy
When everyone is pushing their own self interests, more often than not things ought to average out close to a compromise everyone can accept
Which is, frankly, a ridiculous concept. If you only ever consider your own wants, compromise (a necessary concept in any non-authoritarian system) is impossible.
Balance of self interests is literally the entire concept of politics and economics