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Jam2
Jan 15, 2008

With Energy For Mayhem

Baronash posted:

You are describing representational democracy.

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Liquid democracy lies between direct and representative democracy. In direct democracy, participants must vote personally on all issues, while in representative democracy participants vote for representatives once in certain election cycles.

The term "liquid" speaks to the ability to fluidly adapt to changing circumstance. For instance, revoking trust when and where necessary.

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Meanwhile, liquid democracy does not depend on representatives but rather on a weighted and transitory delegation of votes. Liquid democracy through elections can empower individuals to become sole interpreters of the interests of the nation. It allows for citizens to vote directly on policy issues, delegate their votes on one or multiple policy areas to delegates of their choosing, delegate votes to one or more people, delegated to them as a weighted voter, or get rid of their votes' delegations whenever they please.

The challenge lies in implementation. A technical and social challenge.

Jam2 fucked around with this message at 08:36 on Jun 22, 2020

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