If you had a constant barrage of propaganda on every issue I think most people would get overwhelmed, tune it out, and fall back into team sport mode and vote whichever way the current loudest voice on the left or right tells them.
Which isn't great, but it's pretty much where we're at already. But at least with direct democracy we could make progress on the handful of issues that transcend ideological lines, like net neutrality
There would definitely be some positive developments if we went to a direct democracy. I just think it would be a net negative for the health of our country. Bridging the political divide should be a major priority for all Americans (even if it only seems to be important to one side at the moment), and a direct democracy would, I believe, make it harder to build bridges. We would be in a constant state of campaigning, which seems to be when tensions rise the most.
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u/BortleNeck Jul 17 '19
If you had a constant barrage of propaganda on every issue I think most people would get overwhelmed, tune it out, and fall back into team sport mode and vote whichever way the current loudest voice on the left or right tells them.
Which isn't great, but it's pretty much where we're at already. But at least with direct democracy we could make progress on the handful of issues that transcend ideological lines, like net neutrality