This this this and this again. Actually, I think we should ensure this definition makes it to the OED - A Grumpy Computer Scientist - Medium

Minor details of implementation aside, we’ve just described representative democracy: a system in which millions of ignorant foolish people vote for unqualified cynical fuckwits.

Why Democracy Always Fails

Allan Milne Lees

A Grumpy Computer Scientist

Dec 5, 2021

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This this this and this again. Actually, I think we should ensure this definition makes it to the OED

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