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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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