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  • blade_barrier@lemmy.mltoNews@lemmy.world•U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog
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    12 days ago

    but the duration of a system of government’s continuity is not the sole, nor most important, attribute when judging its legitimacy, utility, merit for all its citizens.

    1. Not all government forms have the institution of citizenship

    2. Why isn’t longevity the most important attribute? Any organization’s goal is to last as long as possible. All other goals come second.

    You’re taking a teenage edgelord’s, or if serious, a sociopath’s dictator’s position, as if that’s something to aspire to be.

    Unrelated to the discussion, ad hominem.

  • blade_barrier@lemmy.mltoNews@lemmy.world•U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog
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    13 days ago

    If the Roman Republic, isn’t democratic enough for you, then, as I said, we could talk about the Athenians

    Athenian democracy existed for less than 200 years and Athens were a village with 10k population. Might as well just talk about US so that democracy doesn’t embarass itself.

    Or perhaps the Iroquois League.

    What about it?

    The merit and utility of a system of governance is measured by how long it lasts

    Yep.

    What are you talking about, and send some links to back up whatever that is.

    What’s not clear to you? You said it yourself: “>The merit and utility of a system of governance is measured by how long it lasts”. Let’s conduct a thought experiment. What’s better, your current government, or or new ideal government that has perfect conditions for its citizens, but only lasts for 1 day and then the state collapses?