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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The Joy Of Democracy
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 22:36:26 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 7 Dec 2024 18:37:26 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> We don't know the right answers, we have to experiment. And some
> experiments end in failure. Communism ended in failure.

Communism + Democracy might add up to something different.

Case in point: after all the woes it has been suffering the past several 
years, Sri Lanka recently voted in a Marxist-Leninist President. He took a 
chance and called a snap Parliamentary election, and his party now has the 
majority of seats.