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Why is the election of “far right” representatives undemocratic? This idea that people who vote for the “wrong” (read: not left or far left Socialism or Communi
by briandear 2y ago
Why is the election of “far right” representatives undemocratic? This idea that people who vote for the “wrong” (read: not left or far left Socialism or Communism) are somehow a threat to democracy is ridiculous. Democracy is people voting for what they want — not voting in a way that is necessarily ideologically compatible with the chattering classes.
- scrollaway 2y agoDemocracy is people voting for what they want, sure. But that doesn't mean certain votes cannot be undemocratic. Plenty of dictators and all-in-all Really Bad People have come to power in completely democratic ways. Abusing the system is also common: Democracy doesn't mean "immune to abuse". For example, say if I'm a dictator in a particular country that benefits immensely from throwing wrenches into democracy in Europe, I might want to spend a lot of money on intelligence attacks in Europe to push completely democratic propaganda for parties that benefit me. And "democracy" doesn't make you immune to propaganda.
- elaus 2y agoI don't know the exact context of what you're referring to here, but I think it can be seen as undemocratic to vote for parties that want to limit or abolish democratic institutions, or want to restrict who is allowed to participate in elections. While this might apply to parties at both extreme ends of the political spectrum, currently far right parties are much more popular.