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An authoritarian government elected democratically is still authoritarian.
by gambiting 5y ago
An authoritarian government elected democratically is still authoritarian.
- jsodw 5y ago
- Jorengarenar 5y agoNorth Koreans wept when the previous dictator died. Is NK not authoritarian? And from the closer neighborhood: Russia and Belarus
- gambiting 5y agoIt's called Democratic Republic Of North Korea so of course not, it's in the name /s
- gspr 5y agoHow? By enacting the will of an authoritarian majority, of course.
- teluride5 5y agoCalling it authoritarian is an opinion, which can be debated. The parent comment said the government was not democratic, which is false.
- dahfizz 5y agoAn authoritarian government elected democratically is still democratic. The whole point of democracy is that the people choose the government they want for themselves.