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Anything to keep them on their toes.
Got to be better than the "win an election"!,"4yrs on the gravy train" rigmarole of the present.
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Our version of democracy is a veneer. It doens't really compare to how the Athenians operated. That was open to corruption and illicit sponsorship just like ours but they at least tried to give everyone a voice. and the "ostrakos" option for me is just genuis.
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Without Googling though, ostrazing, to me, just meant shunning?
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Tell that to the greeks they punted out of the city, some of them top politicos.
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Quick point : Shouldn't it be us that picks the rule for our politicians, not them us
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Errrm, Aye. Try telling that to those on the gravy train.