68 The New York Times: Elections Are Bad for Democracy (web.archive.org) posted 1 year ago by Lurker404 1 year ago by Lurker404 +68 / -0 Opinion | Elections Are Bad for Democracy Leaders are less likely to be corrupt when they’re chosen at random. 50 comments share 50 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Also, I remember to have read somewhere that it was somewhat costly to be in a government-position back then (probably somewhat offset by whatever money you racked in through corruption)