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Voting em out: I reckon the hidden key to democracy, is being able to vote disliked politicians out.

Managed democracy seems fine so long as you can remove the bastards if they become Putin-like.

There's a lot of hot air about democracy being voting for parties or politicians for the policies we like. Personally I have never felt that I've ever positively influenced policy with my voting. I have voted against a party because I disliked their policy, but that counterfactual is harder to judge (either my vote loses, or the policy doesn't occur : either way it is unclear if my vote mattered?).

I'm rather cynical about democracy - it feels mostly like children's participation awards (which are great!).