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Old 09-14-2011, 05:00 PM   #27
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Re: Is true democracy in the US is dead?

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Originally Posted by firstdown View Post
When I was president of a local Jaycees club my board was 100% women. They could not agree on anything. Hell they would debate for an hour on what color cups to use for beer at our annual oyster roast. I'd just crack open a beer and watch them go at it for a sometime then call for a vote. Then start with a new topic and open another beer. I decide just to use that 50% +1 rule or we would have never agreed on anything.

The club I'm in now we loose interest after 10min so we can agree on stuff pretty quick.
Well to be fair, Saden's deliberative democracy does need rational actors. LOL
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