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minus-squareLauchs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months agoLol, which wars fought by a democracy are you thinking have been ended by non democratic means?
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 months agoThe failed invasions and colonizations of Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc. were ended through brutal defeat despite decades of “democratic” support.
minus-squareSirDerpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·edit-211 months agoThe New Deal, the Civil Rights Act, Women’s Lib, cessation of hostility in Vietnam, the Clean Water Act, the ADA, Lol.
minus-squareSirDerpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·11 months agoNone of those were the result of democracy.
minus-squareSirDerpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·11 months agoWhy did they pass them? You seem to have not studied any history at all.
minus-squareLauchs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·11 months agoThere were mass movements that translated to electoral victory… In other words, democracy function led exactly as it should.
minus-squareSirDerpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·edit-211 months agoOh no. They were mass movements that performed illegal actions and threatened more. We the People didn’t cast votes. We demanded what we deserved with a threat of violence.
minus-squareTexMexBazooka@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoAll of those were accomplished through the electoral system though….
minus-squareSirDerpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·11 months agoNone of them were accomplished through the electoral system.
Lol, which wars fought by a democracy are you thinking have been ended by non democratic means?
The failed invasions and colonizations of Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc. were ended through brutal defeat despite decades of “democratic” support.
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The New Deal, the Civil Rights Act, Women’s Lib, cessation of hostility in Vietnam, the Clean Water Act, the ADA, Lol.
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None of those were the result of democracy.
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Why did they pass them? You seem to have not studied any history at all.
There were mass movements that translated to electoral victory… In other words, democracy function led exactly as it should.
Oh no. They were mass movements that performed illegal actions and threatened more. We the People didn’t cast votes. We demanded what we deserved with a threat of violence.
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Hahahahaha. Wrong
All of those were accomplished through the electoral system though….
None of them were accomplished through the electoral system.