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css2165 t1_j342hom wrote

Reply to comment by linuxluser in Depressing subreddit by CatharticFarts

What political institutions promised ‘full democracy’? And what does that even mean? If you’re in US we are not a direct democracy as know and we never will be nor are designed to be.

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linuxluser t1_j34ckzs wrote

>What political institutions promised ‘full democracy’?

I mean democracy that actually represents people, vs one that represents business in the majority of cases. Politicians have the job of pretending this isn't the case while also ensuring that this non-representation continues.

>If you’re in US we are not a direct democracy as know and we never will be nor are designed to be.

Direct or indirect isn't the issue I'm referring to. That's an implementation detail. I'm talking about who gets represented vs who really doesn't. I claim that most politics isn't about improving the lives of individuals so much as it is about trying to ensure markets are always ticking up or there's access to resources, etc.

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