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Venice wasn't a democracy in any meaningful way, either in the style of Greek democracy that preceded it or western liberal democracies that succeeded them. It
by andrepd 5y ago
Venice wasn't a democracy in any meaningful way, either in the style of Greek democracy that preceded it or western liberal democracies that succeeded them. It was an oligarchy with limited democratic elements.
- roenxi 5y agoWell, sure. But the Athenian-style Greek democracies were such an outrageous success that they're still a part of the common political discourse after 2,500 years and we still have things to learn from the stories they left us. I mean, not every democracy is going to achieve that level of success or quite that place in the public imagination. What Venice had was pretty good compared to dictatorship.
- oscardssmith 5y agoIt's worth noting that the popular conception of "Greek democracy" tends to ignore the massive caste of slaves that Greek city states had.
- Zachsa999 5y agoTell me again how this applies to user privacy concerns?