thehatfox@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days agoOne in five Britons aged 18-45 prefer unelected leaders to democracy, poll findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down12
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkOne in five Britons aged 18-45 prefer unelected leaders to democracy, poll findswww.theguardian.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down3·4 days agoWhen you consider the quality of the “elected” leaders over the last 40 years, it’s kinda understandable.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoThat’s an utterly insane thought process though. The actual solution is to just not let idiots vote for con artists. This should be some sort of test that demonstrates they least understand the basics of the situation. Also the media shouldn’t be allowed to just straight up lie about stuff.
When you consider the quality of the “elected” leaders over the last 40 years, it’s kinda understandable.
That’s an utterly insane thought process though.
The actual solution is to just not let idiots vote for con artists. This should be some sort of test that demonstrates they least understand the basics of the situation.
Also the media shouldn’t be allowed to just straight up lie about stuff.