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A comment on India’s second wave. Parent comment

Re:India’s second wave by spdionis on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @08:17PM (#26897081)
Now consider what you and the sibling comment say in the context of a representative democracy.

How many of the people that truly have no food to eat will go to vote?

Or, how easy are they to corrupt?

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Re:India’s second wave by sombremesa on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @10:25PM (#26898056)
India is not even close to having a government that represents the people's interests. However, it does have a true "representative democracy" in the sense that the votes are real. The voters sure have been coerced and bribed, but at least the counting machinery works and is respected.
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