Quote from: logger on August 29, 2014, 06:29:59 AM

Quote from: PalmerLaura on August 29, 2014, 05:47:58 AM

How does such a system stop the governments/organisations/wealthy (i.e. those who control the media) from influencing the masses, in-order to influence votes?

I suppose this wouldn't solve the problem of money being used to influence voters, but the people would still have to opportunity to inform themselves of the issues at least.

The only true democracy is if the majority of media is decentralized and controlled by no one. When such media exists, then a decentralized voting system would make sense. But as long as the media is controlled by powerful organisations to advertise what they want people to think, all this is a waste of time IMO.
Modern day rulers are the people who control the media to influence the views of the masses. Modern day slaves are the people who watch the media and are influenced by the media.