• lazyraccoon
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    12 years ago

    Is there a non-liberal democracy that isn’t, by definition, flawed?

    • @[email protected]
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      32 years ago

      Humanity is flawed, so any of our constructions will be. But democracy is better than any alternative.

      • lazyraccoon
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        12 years ago

        I’m not 100% sure about that, but I was more interested in the intrinsic correlation between democracy and Liberalism.

        I just can’t imagine a democracy that isn’t liberal, because all the basic elements of a democracy crumble soon after. Unless, well, you consider ancient Athens’ Democracy to be an actual democracy.

        • @[email protected]
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          12 years ago

          I mean I guess you could have a socialist or feudal democracy, but the problem begins with those when you think about what happens with political dissidents