• tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

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

    • Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      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