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The big democratic govts are also usually not direct democracies.


That lightens the load somewhat, allowing you to do your work at the constituency office instead of having to travel long distances to the central meeting place. But the vast majority will never even make it to the constituency office.

And fair enough. It’s still a lot of work to even participate without lengthy travel. It is completely understandable why most are content to be under dictatorial control. They don’t need brainwashing to get there.




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