Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Why Technocratic Governments Are on the Rise in Europe" video.
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I think that's the problem, in countries like the US and UK, you usually have a majority government that rules, on paper that sounds fine, but in reality, it's grouping all the people into two camps, which means ignoring a lot of their views and concerns, something that happens a lot in the US and UK and isn't that democratic really.
Then we have what we see in many European countries where the system is more fair that far more parties have a chance of power, the problem with that is that public views are all over the political map, that creates a lot more fragmentation which leads to grand coalitions and in many cases, gridlock, but it is far more democratic as you can't group so many people into just two camps like they do in the US and UK and think that represents the interest of the majority, because in reality, they are ignoring a lot of the voters.
I think we need a better system because democracy is failing the people, especially the lower to middle classes of people, hence the rise of the far right in Europe and North America and this will probably get worse unless some radical changes are made to society, especially on cost of living.
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This is a funny one really, technocrats are usually better experienced in their field of work compared to politicians which are usually more opportunist and not that good at listening to voters wishes, a big part of that is because they tell so many lies to win elections that they can't keep once in power.
Technocrats are usually not connected to any party and are usually better experienced at their job, whether that's a good thing or not, I can't really say, but it's clear that the democratic system is failing people by not delivering.
The irony is in all this, technocrats are more likely to happen in countries that are more democratic in allowing so many parties gain power, the same would likely be the case in the US or the UK if the system was more democratic that votes are split over many different parties, which makes it more difficult to have a functioning government, but that is the nature of real democracy, voters have such wide views on so many topics, it's unrealistic to group them into 2 or so camps as they do in the US and UK as that dismisses a lot of the voters concerns.
So European politics like look like a mess, but that's a direct reflection on how people vote and is actually more realistic on views from the voters than what we see in the UK or US where they push the majority of voters into two camps, which out of so many voters, isn't realistic or fair.
With all that said, a different system is needed, the US, UK like system doesn't work, but nor does the one that many European countries use that have multiple parties and grand coalitions when they rarely function well together, and maybe we just need a better educated population that votes more on facts and not fiction that a lot of the right wing like to spread, either way, democracy is failing so many people in Europe and North America and a lot of voters are getting disillusioned with it that's allowing the rise of the far right.
Also, what I always find amusing about democracy is how one politician can switch rolls into a very different role as if it's normal, we see this a lot in the UK and it's ridicules, it would be like a footballer all of a sudden becoming a Formula 1 driver lol, this is one area that technocrats are better as they are far more likely to be experts in there position compared to politicians that seem more interested in power then serving the people, but in any case, it's clear many of these democratic options are not working that well, especially for the low to middle classes of voters that feel they are getting left behind in both Europe and North America.
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