I don't know enough about these authors to comment, but I'll take the opportunity to say hello, Marie. It's good to see you're finding your way around the forum.
President Camacho has started a thread called "Taking control" in which he (among other things) imagines a modern form of democracy which reminds me of direct democracy in Switzerland.
I don't know whether you are a Swiss citizen and are able to vote, but perhaps you can join the thread and tell us about your experience of direct democracy. The last time I talked about this with a Swiss person was over 10 years ago and she seemed to say that voters were not very motivated.
Also, you are just a few posts away from 10, which is the number of posts you need to be able to vote in the poll to choose our next fiction title.
Hello Evelyne, yes, I am trying to find my way around the forum, many interesting topics, not much time to read everything... Your question is interesting: as a matter of fact, I had my Swiss citizenship a couple of years ago, and I was looking forward to voting, because I really like to be asked to vote for ideas, instead of people. It is very hard to identify with a political party, to find one that represents you completely, at least for me it is, I agree with some ideas of a party, some ideas of another, etc. So direct democracy is really ideal in my opinion. It is true though that people are not that motivated. Maybe because it is more work: you have to read the brochure, make your own mind... It is no more than 10 pages usually but I suppose some people won't bother... The brochure presents you with the arguments in favour of the referendum, the arguments against it. But in case you want to be lazy, each party indicates its position, so if you chose you can just follow the party you generally agree with. ...
And yes, 2 more posts after this one and I'll be able to vote, i'll have earned my Book Talk citizenship
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