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allsotiresometoday at 2:36 PM9 repliesview on HN

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embedding-shapetoday at 2:52 PM

Democracy is quite literally "allowed to put up political posters" and "making your voice heard in public", if that's not a part of democracy, what exactly does "democracy" mean to you? Maybe that's easier to talk about, rather than what you think democracy is not.

RobotToastertoday at 3:00 PM

> democracy is not displaying insulting posters or shouting like mad in the streets

The supreme court disagrees

> The Court recognized that "uninhibited, robust, and wide open" political debate can at times be characterized by "vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_threat

marcosdumaytoday at 2:47 PM

Well, yes, rioting is something you do if you want to have democracy. It's not democracy.

tclancytoday at 2:56 PM

This would be news to the Founding Fathers. If it is allsotiresome, why open an account just to bitch about it?

stetraintoday at 2:46 PM

Of course. Democracy is always doing exactly what the government tells you to do, unquestioningly.

rsolvatoday at 2:57 PM

What is your definition of democracy?

gorbachevtoday at 2:51 PM

"Your papers" is also not democracy.

master-lincolntoday at 3:13 PM

lol, then please tell us what you believe is Democracy

pjc50today at 2:38 PM

Guess the Iranians are heading in the wrong direction then.