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Re:It’s official: Venezuela is a dictatorship by joncrane on Friday October 21, 2016 @09:30PM (#12766468)
There's something to be said for the statement of "the tyranny of democracy."

Put more power into the hands of the common people and you end up with someone like Trump as a nominee.

Don't you think in a weaker country with more classism like Venezuela, that if a Trump were elected, that you'd end up with something like this?

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Re:It’s official: Venezuela is a dictatorship by NetStrikeForce on Friday October 21, 2016 @09:38PM (#12766514)
I believe it is the tyranny of the majority, hence why legal frameworks like a constitution are so important.

The majority can turn a democracy into a dictatorship.

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Re:It’s official: Venezuela is a dictatorship by tptacek on Friday October 21, 2016 @09:39PM (#12766524)
Venezuela had a constitution. The author of this piece is mourning its ineffectiveness. What's important is the continuity of the constitution.
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