[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

we don't live in a democratic, civilised society, thats something that cannot exist unless done by subjugation, which isn't a civilised society in action

I've long-maintained that a truly civilised society cannot be a pure democracy. A semi-democratic non-party-based meritocracy would probably be the closest you'd get but even then, I'd have some sort of system that automatically vetoes extremist candidates.

Essentially what I mean is, you could have elected officials heading up each government department, but the criteria for running for election would be extensive education and experience in that area of expertise. e.g. no "Health Ministers" who don't have a long and extensive list of accolades and published pieces of work within real-world healthcare - preferably on-the-ground practical experience too. No environment ministers who are not doctored academic scientists. You see my thinking.

So yes... ONCE someone has adequate experience and qualifications to put themselves forward for a top government role, THEN they put together a campaign and the public votes as a second layer of checks.

Imagine a world where all of the politicians are actually educated and make their decisions based on expertise instead of voting trends and politics