• rodbiren@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    I mean, certainly one could pick out a few test cases to indicate a democracy. Do the citizens have the apparent right to…

    • criticize the government freely
    • due process and unpartial justice
    • fair treatment of minority groups
    • run for office when qualified
    • free press

    The US has a lot of headwinds on this short list but at least I am aware of the atrocities it has committed, can ask questions without being disappeared, and can theoretically run for office without being shot. Our democracy is ugly as hell, but at least I can see it. I question all governments that claim some higher ground.