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Re:Ask HN: How come YC startups offering <80k$/year? by qwytw on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @10:38AM (#36138929)
Well by Democracy I implicitly meant freedom of speech, independent judiciary, protection of private property and individual civil rights etc. most of those things are not really compatible with state imposed socialism.
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Re:Ask HN: How come YC startups offering <80k$/year? by s1artibartfast on Thursday June 01, 2023 @04:31PM (#36156954)
Democracy doesn't imply or require any of those things. A majority can democratically vote to suspend every single one.

You can have a democracy with 51% ruling and 49% in chattel slavery and poverty (but having a right to vote

I would agree that socialism isn't compatible with private property and civil rights as we commonly understand them today (in the US).

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