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> There can be many forms of democracy but they all revolve about the same crucial moment which is casting a vote, No.[1] This voting fetishization is bizarre
by avgcorrection 4y ago
> There can be many forms of democracy but they all revolve about the same crucial moment which is casting a vote,
No.[1]
This voting fetishization is bizarre. It’s like insisting that the essence of being a soldier is about wearing olive drab, and then making a bunch of theories about the viability of wearing olive drab all the time.
My original comment didn’t even mention the word “vote” and yet here we are, way down in this subthread, with you having wasted my time because you thought I was talking about something else (and making a point that still eludes me). Thanks for that.
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31471536 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31471536
- peoplefromibiza 4y ago> My original comment didn’t even mention the word “vote” exercising interest means voting, when referred to modern democracies (past 200 years more or less). there is no fetish about votes, it is simply what you talked about. Of course there were no votes in Greek democracies three thousands years ago, but those days have long gone.