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[–] 6 points 6 months ago (16 children)

What do you mean by lottery option?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Does that mean that she thinks anyone who qualifies to be a candidate is automatically qualified to win?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (10 children)

    Randomly selecting from a pool of available candidates?

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (9 children)

    Maybe if you don't choose it's a vote for a lottery to pick. If half the population doesn't vote then the winner is a random person. So if the authorities manage to prevent people from voting then they can't seize the system with their own pick

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (8 children)

    Random? I'd hope they were at least qualified. Believe me, I wouldn't want most of the people I know in charge of anything. I wouldn't even trust myself with a town budget.

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  • [+] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)
  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Kinda sounds similar to Jury Duty. I don't know why you'd ban PhDs though.

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    One of the first thing authoritarians do is eliminate or crush intellectuals. The Soviets murdered all of the Polish intellectuals. The Khmer Rouge did the same thing. Even wearing glasses made you "guilty". They don't want anyone who can talk back.

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