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> One perspective is that politics requires participation That's democracy, which is one way a country can choose to run itself. It isn't god given.
by beardyw 6mo ago
> One perspective is that politics requires participation
That's democracy, which is one way a country can choose to run itself. It isn't god given.
- cosmicgadget 6mo agoRight however "choose to run itself" is the crux of it. If the choice is made by a royal family or oligarchy or ethnic majority (who often claims godgiven power), should an outside observer simply take the rulers at their word?
- beardyw 6mo agoWhatever, but do they have a right to interfere? The USA is self evidently not a model for democracy. Who's idea of how to run a country should prevail?
- cosmicgadget 6mo agoIt's a messy question that is not worth discussing if you believe that sovereignty belongs to the rulers and not the people.