• ComradeSalad
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    Japan when the “””Democratic””” Western aligned Liberal party government wins their 64th consecutive election despite being comprised of ex-Imperial fascist generals and their sons, and having abysmal support within the country.

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    Democracy is when Victoria Nuland picks your government and the more she picks them, the democracier it is.

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      Aristotle when even his “ochlocracy” would be progress from “liberal democracy”:

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    But, what if we would… just replace the personal dictatorship of one person with the dictatorship of entire owner class and just replace insignificant political puppets every few years? Beacon of democracy, amrite?

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      Not just right, you’re a breath of fresh air.

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        Not quite the same thing, but… Bushes. Milibands (tbf, the first one was a Marxist). Kennedies. Roosevelts (tbf, one wasn’t bad). Asquiths/Bonham Carter’s. Churchills/Spencers. Johnsons. Rothschilds. Rockefeller’s. Saxe-Coburgs. Gothas. Hapsburgs. It’s a long list.

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            Frankie Boyle joked: the Europeans are backwards for accepting monarchist dynasties; but in the USA, the people vote for it.

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              Literally vote for same thing every 4 years or change ruler for another same one or worse than previous every few decades.