Polish trains lock up when serviced in third-party workshops

Re:Polish trains lock up when serviced in third-party workshops by mrguyorama on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @01:07PM (#38534636)

Having to BUY a vote explicitly removes any consideration of it being any form of democracy. Democracy requires suffrage as a right, not a commodity.

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Re:Polish trains lock up when serviced in third-party workshops by logifail on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @03:05PM (#38536229)

> Democracy requires suffrage as a right, not a commodity

There are plenty of "democracies" where suffrage depends on one having the appropriate citizenship.

Full disclosure: I have permanent residency - and pay my taxes - in a country where I'm neither allowed to stand for election nor allowed to vote...

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Re:Polish trains lock up when serviced in third-party workshops by semiquaver on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @03:49PM (#38536712)

Indeed, Democracy originated in an environment where suffrage was highly limited.

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Re:Polish trains lock up when serviced in third-party workshops by devbent on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @03:30PM (#38549071)

I did say "dysfunctional".

But yeah, historically voting rights in many places were tied to land ownership. (And also genital arrangement)

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