Democracy is about how the people (demos) in a state or other community coexist by negotiating their individual and collective needs and priorities. Reducing it down to "you didn't vote so you don't count", or worse still, "you voted for the losing side so you don't count" is a gross distortion. Its not just about the vote, its what happens after that.
> That's the beautiful thing about democracy, you get exactly the government that you deserve.
This makes no sense. There isn't something out there that renders a singular judgement on what people deserve. There's only us.
Democracy is about how the people (demos) in a state or other community coexist by negotiating their individual and collective needs and priorities. Reducing it down to "you didn't vote so you don't count", or worse still, "you voted for the losing side so you don't count" is a gross distortion. Its not just about the vote, its what happens after that.
> That's the beautiful thing about democracy, you get exactly the government that you deserve.
This makes no sense. There isn't something out there that renders a singular judgement on what people deserve. There's only us.