okwithmydecayMar 5

Under half of young Australians believe democracy is always a preferable form of government

https://leminal.space/post/32739814

Under half of young Australians believe democracy is always a preferable form of government - Leminal Space

> Fewer than half of young Australians believe democracy is always preferable to other forms of government, as trust in institutions wanes, new research has found.

Show threadSpaceNoodle
The big, unanswered question is “what do you think would be better?” Given one highlighted concern regarding income inequality, I’d guess some flavor of socialism, but I’m just some idiot on the Internet.
Mar 5 at 9:43amWeb
Show threadAlcoholicornMar 5
The weird thing is, you ask people living in AES countries, they will agree that democracy is important, and this is evidenced by the outcomes. The dichotomy is between capitalism and socialism.
Show threadgrueMar 5
Socialism is orthogonal to democracy.
Show threadMisterFrogMar 5

Really not loving that you’re implying that socialism isn’t democratic.

In my opinion it’s not really socialism if it’s not democratic.

Show threadILikeBoobiesMar 5

Short term election cycles lead to short term planning.

But dictatorships aren’t immune either.

Show threadNo1Mar 5

I thought the general consensus was that a benevolent dictatorship would be far more efficient and effective than a democracy.

Though whether such a thing could ever exist, or has ever existed may be difficult to prove.

Paradox of the benevolent dictator seems to cover this.

Benevolent dictatorship - Wikipedia