• flan [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    arent elections the whole thing with democracy?

    • blobjim [he/him]
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      edit-2
      1 year ago

      no.

      democracy is collective decision making and action, not vote

      • GaveUp [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        Well it's that and vote but most Westerners think it begins and ends with just vote

    • muddi [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Gonna give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they mean elections vs other democratic practices like sortition or maybe even direct democracy. The issue being that elections can be rigged or at least turn into popularity contests. Though the other methods have their issues too