Democracy was never meant for a large population. The Founde...

William ₿ Travis

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If direct democracy doesn’t work and representative democracy doesn’t work, what are the alternatives? Because it seems like Democracy doesn’t work…...

Democracy was never meant for a large population. The Founders read Plato and Aristotle. They knew the history of Athens. They understood the potential for corruption. They knew above the county and state level, democracy would be a disaster.

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