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minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·3 days agoDirect democracy gets rid of politicians and the general population vote on each bill/law change
minus-squareorc_princess@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoThat still doesn’t guarantee the military won’t take over, reactionary sentiments spread through propaganda, etc. Without a revolution there will never be true democracy.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·3 days ago… The military could literally take over under any system. That is not an excuse to sit on our hands
minus-squareorc_princess@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoMy point isn’t that everything is futile, but rather that a better democracy isn’t possible under capitalism.
Direct democracy gets rid of politicians and the general population vote on each bill/law change
That still doesn’t guarantee the military won’t take over, reactionary sentiments spread through propaganda, etc. Without a revolution there will never be true democracy.
… The military could literally take over under any system. That is not an excuse to sit on our hands
My point isn’t that everything is futile, but rather that a better democracy isn’t possible under capitalism.