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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "A. Filip" Newsgroups: soc.culture.china Subject: Re: Is democracy as good as a snake oil? Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:23:34 +0200 Organization: It is for me to know and for you to find out. Lines: 12 Message-ID: References: <3d28b726836521ad65f79139408eb9aa@dizum.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:24:06 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="55bdfeb5aa4549c81cf5e0d8d195cffb"; logging-data="4052906"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18WZTxKht4FS+N0PXE2Ev/8" Cancel-Lock: sha1:2p35HnlBXE6e1SdnL7D39uytiwE= sha1:HRbhDzEu4hDqRAFOyvXmhgrqfbg= Bytes: 1252 Nomen Nescio 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)