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Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by ekianjo on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @06:14PM (#46225386)
> democratically elected governments.

51% of a vote can go the wrong way now and then.

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Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by simgt on Thursday December 11, 2025 @12:54AM (#46228135)
Yes but winner takes all is not the only voting system in existence, and democracy goes beyond just voting once every few years.
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Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by ekianjo on Thursday December 11, 2025 @08:55PM (#46239992)
> democracy goes beyond just voting once every few years.

What else is there? You are effectively only asked to choose between bad and worse candidates at a fairly low frequency.

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Re:Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in... by simgt on Friday December 12, 2025 @08:12AM (#46243802)
You're equating democracy to presidential elections, that's not the full extent of it. Free press, transparency, independent justice, referendums, etc. are all part of a democratic system. Norway / Denmark / Switzerland do it better than US / UK / France for instance.
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