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johnnyFive · 2742 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Most Important WikiLeaks Revelation Isn’t About Hillary Clinton
I don't believe this to be true, and is a reason we don't generally have direct democracy on most issues. The idea is that we choose the people who will then use their own judgment and knowledge to make decisions on our behalf. This is the crux of it, yes. But I don't have any obligation to reward cowardice just because it's widespread.Part of the job of our elected officials is to carry out the wills and desires of the people that they represent.
I think what you're really trying to say is sometimes we need our elected officials to say "Okay people, shut up for a minute about that idea, cause it's stupid." The problem is, they often don't cause they wanna get reelected.