I have been thinking a bit about the vote. Be it a democracy or a republic or the weird conglomerate of the two that the US has, it all comes from the presupposition that the will of the people shall be represented in the form of a ballot. Why do we do this to our people?
I know you have all probably heard arguments like "the people are not infallible," "it transfers a huge amount of power to the media," "some issues get forgotten on voting day" and many like them. These are not what I want to talk about here. While they do have their merit, I have something more important in mind: the well being of the population.
People have many things to worry about: their jobs, their standard of living, their social lives, their physique, how their children are going to handle these issues, and everything else which determines their place in society. Why add politics to the mix? Why are we putting the burden on the people to decide what's best for the country? It's fucking asinine.
Imagine not having to deal with it. Imagine no more worrying about how half the country will vote. Imagine not having to argue about shit with ideologically driven individuals who basically regurgitate the same non-arguments they learned in grade school or on TV. Imagine not having to understand economics when your job has nothing to do with economics. Imagine knowing that people who dedicated their lives to studying and understanding the proper application of policy were hard at work fixing political problems in such a way that the people don't have to concern themselves with them. Truly such a system would be a thing of beauty.
So tell me, Holla Forums, why must we continue this vile practice we call the vote? Why must we continue to divide ourselves, not just between party lines but also between work and politics? Why can't we just do our jobs and let a dictator (or perhaps a few) do theirs?