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spongebobstoes • today at 12:15 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

democratic elections give power to the people without requiring labor, it's one of the pillars of western society


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swed420 • today at 1:30 PM

> democratic elections give power to the people

Only when they aren't totally co-opted by capital interests and everything they own, including media/social media.

We haven't had democratic elections for decades. Just illusion of choice in a race to the bottom.

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

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