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From: "A. Filip" <anfi@onionmail.org>
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Subject: Re: Is democracy as good as a snake oil?
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:23:34 +0200
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Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
> We need democracy.
>
> - Howard s. Hong

Democracy/electocracy is often good (better than alternatives).
Real democracy *in practice* is not as good as a snake oil.
So IMHO you do a lot of harm selling it as a snake oil.

-- 
A. Filip
| "If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry."  (Chekhov)