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← Universal suffrage does not guarantee a wise choice of leaders

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 10 May 1893 to 27 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Universal suffrage does not guarantee a wise choice of leaders Universal suffrage does not guarantee awise choice of leaders AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are Same subject: In political affairs, cases where secret voting is better than public are the exception — tap to centre the map on it In political affairs, cases wheresecret voting is better than publicare the exception JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is entirely acceptable to have a rooting interest in the elections of other countries. — tap to centre the map on it It is entirely acceptable to have arooting interest in the elections ofother countries. Last stated a week ago 27 Oct 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether a more equal distribution of wealth is attainable is uncertain; if it is not, Providence is cruel — tap to centre the map on it Whether a more equal distribution ofwealth is attainable is uncertain;if it is not, Providence is cruel Last stated 133 years ago 10 May 1893 RT Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1893-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no clearly defined notion of who the right people are to entrust with power, which warrants deep skepticism of government on public choice grounds. — tap to centre the map on it There is no clearly defined notionof who the right people are toentrust with power, which warrantsdeep skepticism of government onpublic choice grounds. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one should vote who cannot read, write and do basic arithmetic — tap to centre the map on it No one should vote who cannot read,write and do basic arithmetic JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world may still be too young to fix many lasting general truths in politics — tap to centre the map on it The world may still be too young tofix many lasting general truths inpolitics DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: The market works as it should when people vote with their feet — tap to centre the map on it The market works as it should whenpeople vote with their feet Last stated 4 years ago 28 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equal votes are not sensible because people's thinking has different merit, so an idea meritocracy has to know the merit of people's thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Equal votes are not sensible becausepeople's thinking has differentmerit, so an idea meritocracy has toknow the merit of people's thinking. Last stated 4 years ago 27 Sept 2022 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI is unlikely. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI is unlikely. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jul 2026 JH John Horgan — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A border wall through Big Bend would be a monument to corruption that makes no one safer. — tap to centre the map on it A border wall through Big Bend wouldbe a monument to corruption thatmakes no one safer. Last stated 4 months ago 13 Jul 2026 JT James Talarico — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks and Romans imposed on the land of the Kingdom of Israel. — tap to centre the map on it ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks andRomans imposed on the land of theKingdom of Israel. Last stated a week ago 27 Oct 2026 ID Iain Dale — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it "Diversity" in practice means aimingfor fewer white men in positions ofauthority. Last stated 7 years ago 19 Nov 2019 JP Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. — tap to centre the map on it "Super Intelligence" is being usedas a signal of fealty to PresidentTrump. Last stated 4 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 5 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Universal suffrage does not guarantee a wise choice of leaders Last stated c. 1835 Holds Alexis de Tocqueville Read this korrent →