DominatorX1@thelemmy.club to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhich do you prefer, democracy or dictatorship?message-squaremessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down170
arrow-up1-63arrow-down1message-squareWhich do you prefer, democracy or dictatorship?DominatorX1@thelemmy.club to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareDominatorX1@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·2 months agoDemocracy means that power is held by the people. It doesn’t mean that if you don’t like it you can leave.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIt’s called “voting with your feet”. Being free to leave is power. Means a hell of a lot more than up- and down-doots.
minus-squareDominatorX1@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-22 months agoIn a democracy the vote determines policy. But this is obvious. Right?
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYou saw the whole paragraph where I talked about how lemmy is not a democracy, right? And literally cited this as one if the reasons why? Like I get that you’re probably responding to multiple subthreads right now, but it only takes a few seconds to scroll up.
minus-squareDominatorX1@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-22 months agoAnd you also stated that it is inherently democratic. Would it kill you to stop being so coy and evasive? It’s a thousand dictatorships.
Democracy means that power is held by the people. It doesn’t mean that if you don’t like it you can leave.
It’s called “voting with your feet”. Being free to leave is power. Means a hell of a lot more than up- and down-doots.
In a democracy the vote determines policy.
But this is obvious. Right?
You saw the whole paragraph where I talked about how lemmy is not a democracy, right? And literally cited this as one if the reasons why?
Like I get that you’re probably responding to multiple subthreads right now, but it only takes a few seconds to scroll up.
And you also stated that it is inherently democratic.
Would it kill you to stop being so coy and evasive?
It’s a thousand dictatorships.