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Oppression is against people's will. Democracy is the expression of the people's will. Please, do not confuse the two concepts.

• itsumoiru 3y ago
  "The people" are not one. It's entirely possible to have an oppressive democracy.
  • pif 3y ago
    As long as it cannot be oppressive to the majority of the population, and until you are free to emigrate taking your belongings with you, calling "oppressive" a modern democratic country is a huge lack of respect to those people who lived their entire life with no choice at all.
    • ClumsyPilot 3y ago
      > you are free to emigrate taking your belongings with you So Russia/China/Saudi are not oppressive? There are very few places that you can't leave, except maybe North Korea and Palestine