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    23 hours ago

    Dictating all social services leave back doors for meta to monitor… wow, this one may beat the Americans in the race for criminal stupidity

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          21 hours ago

          Do you mean representative democracies? Or all democracies? If all then why, and what do you believe would be better?

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            20 hours ago

            Democracy was first formed by powerful people in city states so they could rule jointly.

            It really has not evolved much beyond that. Except in very small countries, today it merely means oligarchy.

            While it is often better than despotic, autocratic or monarchy. At the end of the day, the ultimate tests are: how the working classes fare; the happiness index of the majority; how much corruption is in the government; how fair the justice system is; life expectancy; and access to medicine and treatments.

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              20 hours ago

              Thank you for explaining, and I agree.

              For general reference, here are some books I’ve enjoyed that touch upon improving democracy:

              • Getting Free: Creating An Association Of Democratic Autonomous Neighborhoods (James Herod)
              • Turning To One Another: Simple Conversations To Restore Hope To The Future (Margaret J. Wheatley)
              • The Great Turning: From Empire To Earth Community (David C. Korten)
              • Beyond Outrage: What Has Gone Wrong With Our Economy And Our Democracy, And How To Fix It (Robert B. Reich)
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                20 hours ago

                I think that is an excellent selection for people wanting to double down on that strategy.

                But for my area, I choose other ways to do the above