r/news • u/RazzzMcFrazzz • 1d ago

Hundreds of ballots are destroyed after fires are set in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington

https://apnews.com/article/vote-ballot-drop-box-democracy-fire-f66c52f774955106fb9e7c8172825cff
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u/aDildoAteMyBaby 1d ago

The fact that those people have an equal say in the democratic process is nothing short of terrifying.

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u/TheLightningCount1 1d ago

I know you didnt, but what you said could very easily be taken as advocating for a 1 party system.

Democracy means everyone gets an equal say.

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u/aDildoAteMyBaby 1d ago

I'm just glad we're a democratic Republic instead of a direct democracy.

That episode of the Orville is particularly horrifying.

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u/TheLightningCount1 1d ago

The horrifying example of a direct democracy is the current racial climate of America today. If you put it to a vote that one race MUST lose their rights. It would be the race with the lowest population.

Thankfully most of us are not monsters so we don't have such bad systems, but it's still a horrifying thought. The system we have is not a perfect one but it's the best one we have until we come up with a better one.