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"Democracy is when I like the boot!" (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (25 children)

Well, some are markedly more democratic than others. I still wouldn't give the US high marks for democracy, but "The ability for the majority of the population to freely choose a candidate of their choice" is miles ahead of "There is one candidate and the Central Committee approved them", even with all the other fuckery that goes on.

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