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Re:The NBA Feels a Backlash in China After a Tweet Supportin... by cannadhopefu1 on Monday October 07, 2019 @01:22AM (#21177770)
Democratic means the government is voted by the people and represents the people. Authoritative means its not.

People can be patriotic on this matter, but it still doesn't represent all the people.

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Re:The NBA Feels a Backlash in China After a Tweet Supportin... by supercanuck on Monday October 07, 2019 @01:54AM (#21177916)
It also allows for the people to “change their mind”

Authoritarian governments do not

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