Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoit's weird that we are prepared to die for democracy, yet willingly enter dictatorships daily for work and spend the majority of our waking lives with people we vaguely knowmessage-squaremessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up1458arrow-down1105
arrow-up1353arrow-down1message-squareit's weird that we are prepared to die for democracy, yet willingly enter dictatorships daily for work and spend the majority of our waking lives with people we vaguely knowBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square157fedilink
minus-squaretony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down2·10 months agoNot sure I’d die for democracy… it’s a popularity contest where 80 year old millionaires compete to see who looks best in a suit. Freedom, sure. But that’s not the same thing.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agoYou’re describing a representational democracy. What do you think about direct democracy?
minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·10 months agoThat’s elections, democracy is a system of government by consent But I agree with the current state of US and UK politics, 2 party systems are only better because a 1 party system is even worse
Not sure I’d die for democracy… it’s a popularity contest where 80 year old millionaires compete to see who looks best in a suit.
Freedom, sure. But that’s not the same thing.
You’re describing a representational democracy. What do you think about direct democracy?
That’s elections, democracy is a system of government by consent
But I agree with the current state of US and UK politics, 2 party systems are only better because a 1 party system is even worse