Im reflecting from the pov of a parents role re: the kids. If you give the kids what they want, its going to be soda and candy every day of their lives. Some deciaions are tough, e.g. delayed gratification, and holding ones ground, but do voters even care about stuff like that?
Can we even hope on common sense, when the population is concerned?
Yeah, sometimes what the people want isn’t what is best for them. But having the people in power decide what is best for other people can sometimes be dangerous. I’ve had people in power make decisions for me that they said was in my best interest and I don’t think it was. There is no answer that fits every situation. It’s a real big grey area deciding when it is and isn’t okay for someone to have someone else make their decisions for them.