{"id":2790,"date":"2026-07-01T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tribunepopulaire.com\/?p=2790"},"modified":"2026-06-30T20:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:26:06","slug":"serie-et-si-la-democratie-netait-pas-terminee-article-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribunepopulaire.com\/?p=2790","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e9rie : Et si la d\u00e9mocratie n\u2019\u00e9tait pas termin\u00e9e ? Article 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dix articles pour imaginer la d\u00e9mocratie directe du futur<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Article 3 \u2014 Les citoyens sont-ils capables de d\u00e9cider mieux que les \u00e9lus ?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/tribunepopulaire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Article-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2810\" style=\"width:auto;height:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tribunepopulaire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Article-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tribunepopulaire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Article-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tribunepopulaire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Article-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tribunepopulaire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Article-3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorsqu\u2019on \u00e9voque la d\u00e9mocratie directe, une objection revient presque imm\u00e9diatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00ab Les citoyens ne sont pas comp\u00e9tents pour d\u00e9cider. \u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La remarque para\u00eet de bon sens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apr\u00e8s tout, gouverner demande de comprendre des sujets complexes : \u00e9conomie, \u00e9nergie, diplomatie, sant\u00e9, droit\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comment imaginer que des millions de personnes puissent faire mieux que des responsables politiques exp\u00e9riment\u00e9s ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais cette objection repose peut-\u00eatre sur une question rarement pos\u00e9e :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">qu\u2019est-ce qui rend quelqu\u2019un comp\u00e9tent pour d\u00e9cider ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Est-ce le fait d\u2019\u00eatre \u00e9lu ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ou est-ce autre chose ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Car dans nos d\u00e9mocraties actuelles, <strong>les \u00e9lus ne sont pas n\u00e9cessairement sp\u00e9cialistes des sujets qu\u2019ils traitent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ils s\u2019appuient eux-m\u00eames sur :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>des administrations ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>des experts ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>des rapports ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>des conseillers ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>des consultations ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>des groupes d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>des arbitrages politiques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L\u2019\u00e9lection n\u2019accorde pas automatiquement le savoir.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle accorde surtout le pouvoir de trancher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alors la question devient diff\u00e9rente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si les \u00e9lus ne savent pas seuls, pourquoi les citoyens devraient-ils savoir seuls ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peut-\u00eatre parce que ce n\u2019est pas ainsi qu\u2019il faut penser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Une d\u00e9mocratie directe n\u2019exige pas que chaque citoyen devienne expert en tout.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle pourrait permettre :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>d\u2019acc\u00e9der aux arguments contradictoires ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>d\u2019\u00e9couter des sp\u00e9cialistes ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>de d\u00e9battre ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>de d\u00e9l\u00e9guer temporairement de l\u2019analyse ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>puis de reprendre collectivement la d\u00e9cision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous faisons d\u00e9j\u00e0 cela dans nos vies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nous demandons des avis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nous comparons.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nous arbitrons.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Puis nous d\u00e9cidons.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La comp\u00e9tence d\u00e9mocratique n\u2019est peut-\u00eatre pas la capacit\u00e9 de tout conna\u00eetre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elle est peut-\u00eatre la capacit\u00e9 de juger apr\u00e8s avoir entendu plusieurs points de vue.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et si le probl\u00e8me n\u2019\u00e9tait pas que les citoyens seraient incapables de gouverner\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">mais que <strong>nous ne leur avons jamais r\u00e9ellement donn\u00e9 les moyens, le temps et les outils pour le faire<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cela ne garantit pas que les citoyens d\u00e9cideraient toujours mieux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais cela pose une autre question :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sur quoi repose exactement notre confiance actuelle dans les repr\u00e9sentants ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sur leur comp\u00e9tence ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ou sur l\u2019habitude ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question au lecteur :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si une d\u00e9cision publique importante devait \u00eatre prise demain, feriez-vous davantage confiance \u00e0 quelques centaines d&rsquo;\u00e9lus\u2026 ou \u00e0 plusieurs millions de citoyens correctement inform\u00e9s ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les citoyens sont-ils capables de d\u00e9cider mieux que les \u00e9lus 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