Re:Editorial board of Index and more than 70 staff members r...
by TheOtherHobbes on Friday July 24, 2020 @10:47AM
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The practical test isn't the political system. Voting alone certainly isn't the definition of democracy.
It's the distribution of benefits that accumulate within the system, and also the ease with which costs/hindrances/outright abuse can be inflicted on selected elements in the population.
The more concentrated the benefits, and the easier and more violent the restrictions and abuse, the less democracy exists.
It's the distribution of benefits that accumulate within the system, and also the ease with which costs/hindrances/outright abuse can be inflicted on selected elements in the population.
The more concentrated the benefits, and the easier and more violent the restrictions and abuse, the less democracy exists.