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I'd say he's illustrating the nuance intended by people who say communism has never been tried. On paper, both democracy and communism have been tried. In reali
by Intermernet 2y ago
I'd say he's illustrating the nuance intended by people who say communism has never been tried. On paper, both democracy and communism have been tried. In reality, both have been ham-strung by human greed, corruption, propaganda and good-old apathy.
- slothtrop 2y agoThose elements don't nullify the existence of democracy.
- Intermernet 2y agoNo, just the effectiveness of democracy.
- slothtrop 2y agoDiminish is the word. Perfect effectiveness is impossible.
- skhunted 2y agoIn an academic setting where people are using precise terminology these nuances are worth debating and are important. But in a forum such as this one where it is clear what one means by “democracies” this is not appropriate. Clearly there is a distinction between Russia/China and the U.S./most of Europe in terms of freedom/elected representation where one side is called “democratic” and the other authoritarian. Pedantically quibbling over precise definitions is useless in this context.