but your first question seems unrelated—as if it exists only to be snarky.
Oh, that is unintended. Apologies. The last couple times I’ve encountered that word used it was a placeholder for “vague feelings of dis/approval”, though I should probably give LW more credit. I still have doubts about the usefulness of ‘legitimacy’ as a metric.
Do you disagree that voting reinforces the sense of the populace that the democratically elected government has a “right to rule”?
No, I agree with that. Though, if the ‘sense of the populace’ was a reliable, efficient weapon of change then wouldn’t democracy be the government of choice?
Many political theories express the concept that the perceived “right to rule” of a government effects its efficiency and likelihood of continuing.
Do you disagree that voting reinforces the sense of the populace that the democratically elected government has a “right to rule”?
I mostly agree with your second point, but your first question seems unrelated—as if it exists only to be snarky.
Oh, that is unintended. Apologies. The last couple times I’ve encountered that word used it was a placeholder for “vague feelings of dis/approval”, though I should probably give LW more credit. I still have doubts about the usefulness of ‘legitimacy’ as a metric.
No, I agree with that. Though, if the ‘sense of the populace’ was a reliable, efficient weapon of change then wouldn’t democracy be the government of choice?
Also, this is my first post on LW. Hello!