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0 pointspermo-w4y ago0 comments

it would help, but referenda are at the mercy of the media. if you have a nasty corporate-controlled media, which we very much do in the UK, then people will still happily vote away their community property.

In the UK we had a referendum for more direct democracy. Something like 65% voted against, with a low turnout. Brilliant

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guerrilla4y ago

That's a very good point. And how could that be rectified? Public service hasn't helped much nor more centralized state media. What do you do, require all news outlets be nonprofits?

permo-wOP4y ago

I’d start by introducing the same rules for the print media as there are for the broadcast media in this country. I.e stories have to be fair and balanced. show both sides of the argument

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0 pointspermo-w4y ago0 comments

In the UK we had a referendum for more direct democracy. Something like 65% voted against, with a low turnout. Brilliant

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guerrilla4y ago

That's a very good point. And how could that be rectified? Public service hasn't helped much nor more centralized state media. What do you do, require all news outlets be nonprofits?

permo-wOP4y ago

I’d start by introducing the same rules for the print media as there are for the broadcast media in this country. I.e stories have to be fair and balanced. show both sides of the argument

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