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Originally Posted by thommy
nope i can not fix that people getting fooled.
i was also wondering how that works in Switzerland all those years because the voter turnout is mostly very low.
I wanted to know how swiss people think on that and the answer i got everywhere surprised me a lot.
the swiss are aware that they cannot understand everything and every topic and have here such a kind of collective representation of interests. that means that the people only go to these popular decisions when they have dealt extensively with the topic. thus actually automatically decide those who concern it most and who have informed themselves most deeply.
and look - it seems to work. not perfect - but more perfect than anything I know.
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If you are going to look at it close,
Don't forget to look at the education system and media rules.
I am familiar with a few in the EU, but it requires the other looks I mentioned to understand it well enough to make judgements from it.
But folks are a bit more 'pro-active' in deciding their fate in many, not all EU governments.
It shows in this country, just what happens when you become complacent with democracy.
Others will hi-jack it.