SaltyAmerican@lemmy.world to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.world · 6 days agoThey prevent liberation by selling you back your chains with populous rhetoric and sloganslemmy.worldimagemessage-square239linkfedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down146
arrow-up1211arrow-down1imageThey prevent liberation by selling you back your chains with populous rhetoric and sloganslemmy.worldSaltyAmerican@lemmy.world to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square239linkfedilink
minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 days agoDo you mean when both are at their worst democracy is better than dictatorship? Or always?
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·4 days agoDictatorships are evil. Full stop. A broken democracy is still better than a dictatorship, for the simple reason that even a broken democracy can change with the will of the people. A dictatorship can only ever change by the will of the dictator, and they are only ever in it for themselves.
Do you mean when both are at their worst democracy is better than dictatorship? Or always?
Dictatorships are evil. Full stop.
A broken democracy is still better than a dictatorship, for the simple reason that even a broken democracy can change with the will of the people.
A dictatorship can only ever change by the will of the dictator, and they are only ever in it for themselves.