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[ded_maxim]

Чарли Стросс о демократии: "[d]emocracy — and elections in particular — do not so much select the best possible leaders from a pool of contenders, but avoid selecting the worst possible leaders from the pool of contenders". Минимаксная стратегия!

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[wsobchak.livejournal.com]

Hopefully, at least-I don't know if Hitler was not the worst contender in 1933.

[umom-ne-poniat.livejournal.com]

Hitler went through an "electoral college" process - his party received the most votes, but not the majority: he was then appointed chancellor by the Weimar government.

[umom-ne-poniat.livejournal.com]

Demon's advocate response: The question is not who selects the leaders, but who selects the contenders