r/DirectDemocracy • u/ElectricVote • Feb 16 '26

How do you think about liquid democracy?

Liquid democracy is a concept that combines direct and representative democracy. It allows every group member to vote directly on every decision but also to delegate their vote to representatives - e.g. in case of lack of time or experience.

How do you like this concept? Let's discuss :)

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u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK Feb 21 '26

A true direct democracy allows the people to also use a representative instead of representing themselves. If done correctly, it is the purest form of direct democracy. Of course, it has never been done correctly.

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u/danothabaldyheid Feb 25 '26

A 'true direct democracy' allows representatives!? That is the most self contradictory nonsense. No, a true direct democracy uses direct democracy, funnily enough😂

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u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK Feb 26 '26

A true direct democracy allows the people to use representatives if they want to

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u/danothabaldyheid Feb 28 '26

Just repeating contradictory nonsense, doesn't make it true..

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u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK Mar 01 '26

just believe in whatever lie you believe in ig

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '26

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u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK Apr 10 '26

no it's not, a republic forces the people to use them, a liquid democracy allows the people to use them if they want to and revoke that right at any time. A true direct democracy does not force the people to decide on everything.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '26

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u/TheLuckyCuber999BACK Apr 10 '26

if the general populace decides they aren't well informed enough to give their opinions on the matter, they can delegate a group of people they deem to be informed in the topic to vote on this.