Efficient propaganda is not democracy
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fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
The country just elected this guy knowing that this is what he would do. That’s democracy.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 10 months ago
But gullible people voting or not certainly is.
weker01@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I’ll bite: What is democracy to you?
fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 10 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.
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
Democracy is when the people can remove anyone in office from office. American democracy is saying bribes are lobbying.
fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
No democracy is perfect.
America’s is less perfect than many.
That said, Trump won the popular vote.
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 10 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.
otp@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
And knowing that he’s a convicted felon. And twice impeached. And almost certainly a rapist. And a successful conman.