• knightly the Sneptaur
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        05 months ago

        This, but unironically.

        America is a country that carefully maintains the appearance of democracy with none of the substance.

        • @TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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          15 months ago

          See people who can only speak in extremes lose me instantly. When you say “none of the substance”, you remove the chance of a productive conversation because of course there is some level of democracy

            • @TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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              25 months ago

              We have never been a pure democracy so this is just as stupid and pointless as I said. You’re arguing with an imaginary point of view.

              • knightly the Sneptaur
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                5 months ago

                “We’ve never been a pure democracy” sure sounds like “No True Scottsman” to me. More like oligopoly, than any kind of democracy, really.

                But hey, don’t listen to me. I didn’t moderate my rhetoric to your preferred tone while casting aspersions at the Holy Democracy of America. XD

                • @TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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                  -15 months ago

                  sure sounds like “No True Scottsman”

                  You should learn what that means before you use it

                  moderate my rhetoric to your preferred tone

                  That’s what we call just telling the truth now? Cool