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is democracy actually good? what would some alternatives be? (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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i think it would be neat to be ruled over by a council of benevolent scientists, or perhaps a philosopher king. democracy just seems like a bad idea and it hasn't been working very well. if it's a popularity contest then we just get charismatic populists and demagogues.

the only way i think democracy would work is if we give animals the right to vote. I think with some technology we could figure out how to teach dogs and horses and dolphins to vote, that would be a good start. then maybe have like a council of tree experts and plant enthusiasts to represent the interests of plants in all votes.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Western bourgeois democracy is looking pretty fuckin' lame yeah

Chinese and Cuban democracy are killin' it

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I hear so little about Chinese Democracy except "Xi Bad". It's very hard to get a read on a one party state from a nation that's always had this oscillating two party system.

Frustrating that so much of the world is obscured by domestic propaganda FUD, because they seem genuinely fascinating.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There’s a lot of good stuff online on the topic: https://youtu.be/ChFRnI7-QS4

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tried making an askchapo post about that, you can check out some of the links people posted to it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

getting slapped with the multi-volume edition of "Socialism With Chinese Characteristics"

Okay, yes, fine. Although, that's a bit different from the news-of-the-day trickle feed of history we get from modern western media.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's also a lot of bad stuff online about the topic: https://youtu.be/FfIZr38DLSg?si=PlF0pJo_cnipPRhs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: