Not when there is a centralized power structure. Disputes over who should wield such power magnifies differences of opinions and drives wedges between people who could otherwise get along despite their disagreements. Spike Cohen recently pointed out that even where two candidates agree on 99.5% of issues, they must compete on that last 0.5% disagreement, and male that small fraction an outsized issue, leading to ever-escalating rivalry for the electorate.
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Politics in other words... that competition and division that turns free speech and good intentions into evil things.