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Single Idea 20560

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / c. Direct democracy]

Full Idea

We are averse to teledemocracy because it misses out some important parts of a good decision-making procedure, such as debate and deliberation.

Gist of Idea

Teledemocracy omits debate and deliberation, which are important parts of good decisions

Source

Adam Swift (Political Philosophy (3rd ed) [2014], 5 'Procedures')

A Reaction

Perhaps you should be sent a short info pack, and only allowed to vote when you have passed a factual multiple choice test about the topic. Or one pack from each political party. Maybe compulsory online discussion as well.

Book Reference

Swift,Adam: 'Political Philosophy (3rd edn)' [Polity 2014], p.202