Let’s Play A Game Of Government

A Simple Game About The Fragility Of Democracy

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“Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…”
- Winston S Churchill

Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.
- Plato

Fed up with politicians everywhere? Think you could do better? I’ve made just the game to show you how wrong you are.

Democracy has been retreating the last years, and the voices that call for a major shake-up are growing louder. Many are even in favor of ditching the whole thing altogether.

Why? I think it’s because politicians are not fixing all that’s wrong in the world, and most voters don’t really understand the intricacies of democratic governing.

The principle is easy enough. Vote for those you agree with and hope they do the things they say they’d do. But in order for them to do what they believe is right, they got to win by a large enough margin to enact those changes. And one term is often not enough to see the fruits of difficult decisions. Then there’s those who don’t give a shit to begin with and are only in it for personal gain. But it’s hard to know who will lead the…