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fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And knowing that he’s a convicted felon. And twice impeached. And almost certainly a rapist. And a successful conman.

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• floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Efficient propaganda is not democracy

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  • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But gullible people voting or not certainly is.

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  • weker01@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ll bite: What is democracy to you?

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  • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hmm… it kind of is really. How do you separate democracy from the narratives that campaigning representatives espouse? It’s a part of every democracy.

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• endeavor@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Democracy is when the people can remove anyone in office from office. American democracy is saying bribes are lobbying.

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  • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No democracy is perfect.

    America’s is less perfect than many.

    That said, Trump won the popular vote.

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    • endeavor@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If people want tyranny people must get tryranny. Issue is if people no longer want tyranny they must be able to get rid of it as well.

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