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I mean, Iraq is currently an imperfect but functioning democracy, so the contrast you are drawing doesn't really work.
by bpodgursky 2mo ago
I mean, Iraq is currently an imperfect but functioning democracy, so the contrast you are drawing doesn't really work.
- grey-area 2mo agoFor certain values of democracy.
- bpodgursky 2mo agoDo you know what you are talking about? They had parliamentary elections last year https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Iraqi_parliamentary_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Iraqi_parliamentary_elect... It's not Switzerland, but it is worlds apart from Venezuela where they blatantly and obviously just changed vote totals to keep Maduro on top. Iraq is currently a participatory and factional democracy.