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it's weird that we are prepared to die for democracy, yet willingly enter dictatorships daily for work and spend the majority of our waking lives with people we vaguely know (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not sure I'd die for democracy.. it's a popularity contest where 80 year old millionaires compete to see who looks best in a suit.

Freedom, sure. But that's not the same thing.

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 year ago

You're describing a representational democracy. What do you think about direct democracy?

[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

That's elections, democracy is a system of government by consent

But I agree with the current state of US and UK politics, 2 party systems are only better because a 1 party system is even worse