QOTD by Peter Thiel on how democracy. and freedom aren't compatible
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Technology has marched forward over the last couple of decades at the same time as basic freedoms and rights have been eroded
    • Rothe@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      A republic is just a state with an elected head of state. It says nothing else about the political system of te country. Nominally the US is a representiative democratic republic. Of course it is no longer either of those things, but it pretended to be so for a long time.

    • hyperhopper@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      10 days ago

      That is all modern “democracies”. There are no countries which run on pure democracy.