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> if your electeds wont change the law, vote them out and pick people who will. This only works in a proper democracy. The US is currently an oligarchy.
by tossandthrow 2y ago
> if your electeds wont change the law, vote them out and pick people who will.
This only works in a proper democracy. The US is currently an oligarchy.
- savemangione 2y agoAll countries are oligarchies.
- slaw 2y agoWhat is a proper democracy? The US is both democracy and oligarchy.
- tossandthrow 2y agoI democracy is a system where rules and legislations are congruent with the will of the people. Im the US you see an inverse correlation. Yuval Noahs nexus does a good job of nuancing what a democracy is. I can recommend reading that book.
- slaw 2y agoNo, this is not democracy definition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
- tossandthrow 2y agoNo, Wikipedia Is not a authority of definitions.