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Re:Obama administration urges FCC to require carriers to unl... by saraid216 on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @02:12AM (#6403829)
> You really only have a choice between two identical assholes. There's no point in voting unless America drastically changes its voting system to something more democratic.

Some people insist that the entire point of democracy is to restrain power. In that sense, voting for the lesser of two evils is a perfect representation of democracy: you're voting for which set of restraints to put on, not what kind of future you want.

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Re:Obama administration urges FCC to require carriers to unl... by saym on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @02:59AM (#6403931)
I've definitely heard that argument before. I always conclude with the person that our definitions of democracy are not similar.
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Re:Obama administration urges FCC to require carriers to unl... by saraid216 on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @01:03PM (#6406438)
Have you ever tried explicitly defining democracy as part of your conversation? I find it usually helps. Or at least makes them very quiet as they realize they have no idea what they're talking about beyond parroting something they heard once that sounded good as a teenager.
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