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  • Metz@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I would not say that i fully trust our politicans, but there are significant checks and restrictions in place.

    I mean, we had an all-encompassing totalitarian state that had absolute control over the country (or at least parts of it) 2 times in our history. We kinda learned the one or another thing from that.

    And about the direct democracy thing. There have been and continue to be efforts to introduce more options. And I was an advocate myself for the longest time of my life.

    But after seeing how some of the population behaved during Covid and how they are currently behaving in the East (where an ultra-right wing party has taken power) I’m not sure it’s a wise idea to give more direct power to an uninformed, easily manipulated mob.

    But thats a topic for another time.

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        2 months ago

        “Enlightening conversation” is a bit of a euphemism in my community. I’m a balloon pilot. The way we “enlighten” our aircraft is by filling them with hot air…