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The history of electoralism (lemmy.ml)
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[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 1 month ago

Even off the top of my head, there's japan as well. So your first statement is explicitly wrong. I'm sure I can find numerous more examples if I care to start digging.

The US and other capitalist states based on representative democracy aren't democracies, and you'd be hard-pressed to find ppl saying they're improving.

Improved. I didn't use the present tense. Backslides happen. They're alarming and need to be stopped. So, you're advocating for pure democracy. Do you believe every rule and regulation should be decided by majority vote? Personally, I believe some form of representative democracy is the only practical way to run a country/collective. Otherwise, constant votes will prevent people from paying attention