Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by rayiner on Sunday January 04, 2026 @04:57PM
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None of those things are characteristics of “democracy.” Many of those are exactly the opposite: they are anti-democratic checks on democratic government. They empower a privileged class of lawyers and judges to overrule majorities based on supposed “rights.”
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by munksbeer on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @03:45AM
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You'd make an excellent politician, as you have a great way of using words in an emotive manner to win a point.
"privileged class" immediately plays on people's emotions, along the lines of "the people have spoken", meaning if you didn't vote the same way, you're not "the people". I lived through all this in the brexit vote, and your language is all very similar sounding.
Over the years, democracies around the world have evolved these kind of checks and balances. They are part of the system, not imposed on it by some "privileged class" for their own nefarious reasons.