Nemeski@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · edit-223 hours agoU.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdogwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1752arrow-down18
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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.
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.