Comments by "nexus1g" (@nexus1g) on "Problems with the Electoral College ft. Extra Credits" video.

  1. A republic is a type of democracy--specifically an indirect democracy. This isn't a dichotomy between democracy and not democracy; it's two different types of democracy: direct and indirect. A republic as well as a constitution serve as buffers to protect the minority from the whims of the people at large--half of which are quite literally dumber than the other half, and in which we have insanity that permeates the smarter half. A simple democracy, on this grounds, is worrisome for large civilizations. A majority of people will always be dumber and/or crazy. Indirect democracies dampen the effects of those people. Our presidential elections that result in presidents like Trump are exactly what's wrong with the popular vote: it becomes a popularity contest among the worst of us. There are issues with the system that could use adjustment, especially when it comes to equality between the states and the dichotomous pseudo-autocracy, but it is so much better than any kind of direct democracy. We are a federalist system, but a lot of people seem to lean heavily that we're only a single, national government. The ultimate power in the nation is with the states, but there are those that try to shoehorn the federal government into that position, which is constitutionally improper. As such, attitudes that spawn from that see a broken system. Yes, to their understanding of the system, the system is broken, but it's not broken as it actually exists. The fundamental issue I see is that as this attitude continues to flourish, systems are legislatively put into place based on that attitude. Following this, the Constitution is then reverse engineered ("interpreted") to support it. This leads to a centralization of power which does indeed break the system.
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