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A comment on Neoliberalism and the End of Democracy [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Neoliberalism and the End of Democracy [pdf] by anoncake on Saturday August 15, 2020 @04:04PM (#24171917)
You cannot have freedom without democracy (unless of course you're part of the ruling class). When someone else rules over you, you aren't free.

Democracy does not guarantee freedom but it greatly increases the chances and distributes it more equally. Your chance of being "tyrannized" by the majority is less than 50%. A ruling class you aren't part of will tyrannize you.

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Re:Neoliberalism and the End of Democracy [pdf] by TouchyJoe on Sunday August 16, 2020 @01:40AM (#24175503)
> When someone else rules over you, you aren't free.

That is the case in today's so called democracies. Just because you pick your ruler doesn't mean you have any say in the fate of society.

check the video for actual democracy: https://youtu.be/qH43YHaUGyQ

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Re:Neoliberalism and the End of Democracy [pdf] by extradesgo on Sunday August 16, 2020 @02:58AM (#24175832)
See the difference between saying democracy is necessary for freedom and saying that democracy obviates freedom. Parent comment only made claim to the former.
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Re:Neoliberalism and the End of Democracy [pdf] by anoncake on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:11PM (#24181799)
Nor did I make any claim about our current democracies being democracies (though "no say" is an exaggeration).
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