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minus-squareblade_barrier@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down34·11 hours ago Democracy isn’t a status given by some watchdog. Democracy is shit
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 hours agoSo you’re all for dictatorships then?
minus-squareblade_barrier@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·47 minutes agoDemocracy and dictatorship is not a dichotomy.
minus-squarekittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoWhat do you mean by that? Do you mean electoral politics is fundamentally flawed? Do you mean direct action by the working class (workers democracy) is better than liberalism? Or are you just begging to have the orange tyrants foot deep down your throat?
minus-squareblade_barrier@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·43 minutes ago Yes. Obviously. No. Both are shit. No.
minus-squareammonium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down2·11 hours agoAnything else than democracy is shittier
minus-squareRusty Shackleford@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoWe await patiently for your demonstration.
minus-squareblade_barrier@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·36 minutes agoWhat’s the longest lifespan of a democratic state in human history? Now compare it to the average lifespan of monarchies, for example.
minus-squaresuicidaleggroll@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 minutes agoThe measure of whether a system of government is good or bad is not “how long it lasts”.
minus-squareblade_barrier@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·34 minutes agoEasy: democracies don’t last long compared to the other forms government. So they can’t be better than other forms of government.
minus-squaretheluckyone@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 hours agoOnly for those who prefer the taste of boot leather.
So you’re all for dictatorships then?
Democracy and dictatorship is not a dichotomy.
What do you mean by that?
Yes. Obviously.
No. Both are shit.
No.
Oooh edgy.
Anything else than democracy is shittier
Demonstrably false.
We await patiently for your demonstration.
What’s the longest lifespan of a democratic state in human history? Now compare it to the average lifespan of monarchies, for example.
The measure of whether a system of government is good or bad is not “how long it lasts”.
Go ahead and demonstrate it then
Easy: democracies don’t last long compared to the other forms government. So they can’t be better than other forms of government.
Only for those who prefer the taste of boot leather.