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Yogthos

@dmitry84 people who claim to live in democracies bear direct responsibility in regards to the actions of their governments. Meanwhile, people who are not willing to delve into politics are implicitly supporting the status quo.

14 Jun 2022 at 13:33 | Open on mas.to
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Dmitry ☮️

@yogthos
There is no state in which its people would really rule. There is no functioning democracy today. Those who claim to live in a democracy are lying. In all cases, the decisions and actions of the state are only the actions of a small group of "elites".

14 Jun 2022 at 13:45 | Open on mastodon.social
Yogthos

@dmitry84 that's utter nonsense that's not based in reality. We can demonstrably see that this is false. We can take China as an example where the government consistently works in the interest of the majority, and enjoys broad public support as a result.

14 Jun 2022 at 14:12 | Open on mas.to
Dmitry ☮️

@yogthos
Try to find out how representative democracy differs from direct, conciliar. What she is. Study what democracies were in Greece (hint: Plato's democracy is not the only one).
Representative democracy is the antithesis of the actual power of the people.
Demos Cratos.

14 Jun 2022 at 20:26 | Open on mastodon.social
Yogthos

@dmitry84 ultimately democracy means having a government that implements the will of the majority. How that's done is an implementation detail.

Indirection of representative democracy alone does not make a system undemocratic.

However, I would argue that parliamentary style democracy as seen in the west consistently shows abysmal results. Polling in practically all western countries shows that the policy governments actually implement to be at odds with what thee citizens want.

14 Jun 2022 at 20:35 | Open on mas.to
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