• Deceptichum@quokk.au
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    2 days ago

    that’s what representative government is supposed to protect us from.

    Where did you get this idea?

    Representative government’s only function is to kneecap democracy by removing power from the people and putting it in the handful of a few manageable ‘representatives’. It’s got nothing to do with protection from businesses.

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      2 days ago

      I think they mean a government that represents everyone, not just a single group. If government balances everybodies needs, the hungry are protected against the greedy.

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      Anglo spotted

      It’s different in sane first-world countries. Anglosphere countries are the worst at this. I suspect it’s all the Murdoch media.