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That specifically worked for Greek democracies, which were as much about the ability to exclude the most powerful as they were to enable the public participatio
by dr_dshiv 5y ago
That specifically worked for Greek democracies, which were as much about the ability to exclude the most powerful as they were to enable the public participation in power.
- radu_floricica 5y agoWorked until it didn't. When it was a small forum, yes. When it became just a popularity contest, much less so.
- dr_dshiv 5y agoThat where the ostracism came in. When the most popular became the most powerful they often got booted…