>>Therefore I'm glad that I'm not living in a direct democracy. The politicians have the freedom to make unpopular decisions that in the end are better for the country. If it turns up to be a failure, you can bet it is the end of the political carreer of the responsible politician.
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>You really prefer this?
I'd say the answer is an obvious yes, and explains a lot of our differences. Walter believes in elected officials to be better decision makers for the masses. I believe the people know what's best for their own lives and that the pols should be given very limited power to affect us.
Wine is sunlight, held together by water - Galileo Galilei
Un jour sans vin est comme un jour sans soleil - Louis Pasteur
Water separates the people of the world; wine unites them - anonymous
Wine is the most civilized thing in the world - Ernest Hemingway
Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance - Benjamin Franklin
