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Re:EU Commission refuses to disclose authors behind its mass... by dataflow on Wednesday June 04, 2025 @02:59AM (#44177896)
> The way you phrase it is very binary: either a country has popular vote or it’s the same as the least democratic countries.

No. I merely pointed out that we have two extremes and that a line needs to be drawn somewhere, and thus asked where the parent commenter draws the line. That's it. I never suggested anything about where I believe the line should be drawn.

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Re:EU Commission refuses to disclose authors behind its mass... by illiac786 on Wednesday June 04, 2025 @03:36PM (#44184651)
Not sure what line that is. The line after which one decides to leave the country? But the voting system of country rarely changes. Or is it the line separating the good from the bad countries? In which case, yes, it’s reductive and manichean.
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Re:EU Commission refuses to disclose authors behind its mass... by dataflow on Wednesday June 04, 2025 @05:14PM (#44185624)
The line at which you would stop feeling comfortable calling the country democratic. Again, I'm not judging, just asking a direct question, so no need to put other words in my mouth.
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