• Ogmios@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    54
    ·
    10 months ago

    Yes. Democracy is when you refuse to allow the people to have a say in their systems of governance.

      • SVcrossDO@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        10 months ago

        And it is fixed when you understand that it is a social contract. You breach the contract? Then tolerance no longer applies to you.

    • Downcount@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      42
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      10 months ago

      Yes. Democracy is when you refuse to allow the people a party that wants to dismantle the democratic state and bringing in nothing than hate to have a say in their systems of governance.

      • Ogmios@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        arrow-down
        48
        ·
        10 months ago

        Maybe if you want to prevent such a hypothetical future the democratic solution is to offer something better for people to vote for, instead of using threats of violence by employing the law to enforce your systems.

        • Downcount@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          33
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          edit-2
          10 months ago

          There is and never will be a perfect system of whatsoever. I’d rather watch them nazi party get forbidden than waiting for a solution that will come in place when it is already too late.

          And unless you aren’t a nazi, putin follower or trumpist, I don’t know why I even have to explain why a German future with a nazi party at its front will be no good for nobody.

          • Ogmios@sh.itjust.works
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            3
            arrow-down
            29
            ·
            10 months ago

            The solution being proposed here to prevent authoritarian systems is… other authoritarian systems. Can you understand why people see this as a problem brewing?

    • fidodo@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      edit-2
      10 months ago

      Checks and balances are about preventing a small faction of the government from gaining absolute control of the entire government. It’s not about preventing a say, it’s about preventing a total takeover that prevents anyone else from having a say in the future.