PugJesus@kbin.social to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agoTurns out, far-right shitheads are still far-right shitheadsmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square240fedilinkarrow-up1703arrow-down1140
arrow-up1563arrow-down1imageTurns out, far-right shitheads are still far-right shitheadsmedia.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.social to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square240fedilink
minus-squarefirewood010linkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoThey are both bad, but one of them trades with the rest of the world. That’s why most governments lean towards them.
minus-squareJustZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·5 months agoCorrection. One is a democracy, so the rest of the world trades with it.
minus-squarefirewood010linkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoThey are hardly democratic. But at least they are much better with contracts, promises and commitments.
minus-squareJustZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months agoDemocracy only lives up to it’s potential when its people work for it and it seems it doesn’t happen often. Sometimes we get it right.
They are both bad, but one of them trades with the rest of the world. That’s why most governments lean towards them.
Correction. One is a democracy, so the rest of the world trades with it.
They are hardly democratic. But at least they are much better with contracts, promises and commitments.
Democracy only lives up to it’s potential when its people work for it and it seems it doesn’t happen often. Sometimes we get it right.