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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoLiberal democracy is antithetical to both democracy and freedom.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoI did. Liberal democracy is not a popular democracy; the average person has no power or rights in it. It is a democracy of the ownership class.
minus-square@FrowingFosteklink-1•1 month agoWhat form of democracy can you see working in the real world today?
minus-squareRozaŭtunolinkfedilink0•17 days ago Anarcho-communism (it worked for millions of people in Spain, Ukraine and Korea before the soviets allied with the fascists to invade them). Zapatismo (Southeastern Mexico). Democratic Confederalism (Rojava).
minus-square@FrowingFosteklink2•17 days agoAs much as I respect the Zapatistas and the Syrian autonomous zone, I would argue those places aren’t doing better than most liberal democracies.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-4•1 month agoThe one that is currently working in the most populous country, the one that has raised the standard of living for the most people in history.
Liberal democracy is antithetical to both democracy and freedom.
Not gonna engage with anything I said huh? Ok.
I did. Liberal democracy is not a popular democracy; the average person has no power or rights in it. It is a democracy of the ownership class.
What form of democracy can you see working in the real world today?
As much as I respect the Zapatistas and the Syrian autonomous zone, I would argue those places aren’t doing better than most liberal democracies.
The one that is currently working in the most populous country, the one that has raised the standard of living for the most people in history.
You mean India?
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