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If a country were run like ancient Athens today, nobody would consider it a democracy. We are talking about "democracy" in its modern meaning, not the regimes t
by School-Cotton 2y ago
If a country were run like ancient Athens today, nobody would consider it a democracy. We are talking about "democracy" in its modern meaning, not the regimes that used that term in a completely different way thousands of years ago.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> We are talking about "democracy" in its modern meaning You are. That’s a redefinition. It neuters the term of its millennia-old moral weight. Sure, I’ll agree Israel isn’t a democracy per whatever definition you’re using. It isn’t a “real”country per others’. At that point, however, you’re just expressing a personal dislike. Nothing foundational.
- School-Cotton 2y agoIt's obvious that we are talking about the modern meaning of democracy because the entire thread is about current events. > I’ll agree Israel isn’t a democracy per whatever definition you’re using. Okay then, do you have an actual point, other than quibbling about what words mean?