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Re:Mastercard and visa are the de facto regulators of porn by MrFantastic on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @07:08PM (#31914279)
We don't have a direct democracy nor should we want one.

The stock market is a type of direct democracy and look how unstable it can be.

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Re:Mastercard and visa are the de facto regulators of porn by Dracophoenix on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @09:19PM (#31915327)
I wouldn't call the stock market a direct democracy. In a direct democracy, every citizen/participant has the same vote as another and all it takes is simple majority can invalidate the rights of every individual. Obviously that's not the case in the US, and for the better.
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Re:Mastercard and visa are the de facto regulators of porn by imtringued on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @03:27AM (#31917415)
Switzerland has direct democracy as an escape hatch.
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Re:Mastercard and visa are the de facto regulators of porn by metadat on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @07:24PM (#31914401)
Hardly democratic when it's controlled like a puppet by wall street super funds and the fed.
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