snackage [he/him] to Main • 4 years agoIsrael is the only democracy in the Middle East, they say. You know what also Israel exclusively has in the Middle East? A Church of Scientologyexternal-linkmessage-square32 fedilinkarrow-up166file-text
arrow-up166external-linkIsrael is the only democracy in the Middle East, they say. You know what also Israel exclusively has in the Middle East? A Church of Scientologysnackage [he/him] to Main • 4 years agomessage-square32 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGrandAyatollaLenin [he/him,comrade/them]hexbear16·4 years agoYes it is. It's not functioning well at the moment, but it is a democracy. link
minus-squareAwoo [she/her]hexbear17·4 years ago"Democracy" to these people very specifically means "Western aligned democracy". Everything else is labelled "not a democracy" and is thus a target of regime change to forcefully align them with the west. link
minus-squarePezevenk [he/him]hexbear9·edit-24 years ago It’s not functioning well at the moment, Ηmmm reminds me of some other country... link
minus-squaresnackage [he/him]hexagonhexbear15·4 years agoIran is also a democracy but you know that's not what they mean. link
minus-squareSoyViking [he/him]hexbear7·4 years agoA democracy is when people the evil empire likes are in charge. link
Is Lebanon not a democracy?
Yes it is. It's not functioning well at the moment, but it is a democracy.
"Democracy" to these people very specifically means "Western aligned democracy".
Everything else is labelled "not a democracy" and is thus a target of regime change to forcefully align them with the west.
Ηmmm reminds me of some other country...
Iran is also a democracy but you know that's not what they mean.
A democracy is when people the evil empire likes are in charge.