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> Democracy requires suffrage as a right, not a commodity There are plenty of "democracies" where suffrage depends on one having the appropriate citizenship.
by logifail 3y ago
> Democracy requires suffrage as a right, not a commodity
There are plenty of "democracies" where suffrage depends on one having the appropriate citizenship.
Full disclosure: I have permanent residency - and pay my taxes - in a country where I'm neither allowed to stand for election nor allowed to vote...
- devbent 3y agoI did say "dysfunctional". But yeah, historically voting rights in many places were tied to land ownership. (And also genital arrangement)
- semiquaver 3y agoIndeed, Democracy originated in an environment where suffrage was highly limited. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/democracy-ancient-greece https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/democracy-...