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Re:After seven years of Brexit talks, Europe has emerged as ... by deepsun on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:46PM (#35062394)
Democracy is a bad form of government, especially for more complex questions as you presented. Unfortunately, that's still the best form of government we've discovered that far (besides theoretical naive ones like communism or libertarianism).
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Re:After seven years of Brexit talks, Europe has emerged as ... by yamtaddle on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:52PM (#35062455)
So Two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. Two cheers are quite enough: there is no occasion to give three. Only Love the Beloved Republic deserves that.

— EM Forster

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Re:After seven years of Brexit talks, Europe has emerged as ... by danans on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @06:07PM (#35062633)
> that's still the best form of government we've discovered that far (besides theoretical naive ones like communism or libertarianism).

Libertarianism and communism may be naive, but as I understand it, they aren't forms of government, as in "providing a framework for governance".

Democracy, authoritarianism, fascism, monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy - those are all forms of government.

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