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 knowBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world – 346 points – 1 years ago148Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsNot 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.You're describing a representational democracy. What do you think about direct democracy?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
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.You're describing a representational democracy. What do you think about direct democracy?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
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
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.
You're describing a representational democracy. What do you think about direct democracy?
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