Your second sentence is obviously false. The political system I happen to live under gives the president’s wishes considerably more weight than my own (even though both of us are over the age of 18) and it would be no different in just about any other extent political system.
If you live in the United States, I think the president is supposed to be a voice for the wishes of all the people who elected him. I’m not saying this actually works in practice, but at least in theory the president is supposed to speak for the citizenry in governmental affairs, not always get the last piece of cake at parties.
Yes, I am familiar with that theory (I did attend kindergarten after all). I also know such a theory is little more than a fairytale. I was commenting on the truth value of a particular sentence, not discussing how things are “supposed” to be (whatever that means).
Your second sentence is obviously false. The political system I happen to live under gives the president’s wishes considerably more weight than my own (even though both of us are over the age of 18) and it would be no different in just about any other extent political system.
If you live in the United States, I think the president is supposed to be a voice for the wishes of all the people who elected him. I’m not saying this actually works in practice, but at least in theory the president is supposed to speak for the citizenry in governmental affairs, not always get the last piece of cake at parties.
Yes, I am familiar with that theory (I did attend kindergarten after all). I also know such a theory is little more than a fairytale. I was commenting on the truth value of a particular sentence, not discussing how things are “supposed” to be (whatever that means).
Sure—there’s also vote-rigging and other phenomena. The “everyone has an equal say” is an ideal, not a practical reality.