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minus-squarepiefood@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·19 hours agoYou mean the same Democrats that refuse to have an actual democratic primary? The ones that openly said in court that they rigged things in favor of their preferred candidates? Yes, they are hurting democracy.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·16 hours agoSo it’s only democratic if you like the outcome?
minus-squarepiefood@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-215 hours agoNo, it’s democratic if the voters get to decide. If those in charge get to decide, it’s undemocratic, like the DNC. Here’s a quick guide on how Democracy works. If you read it first, we can both save time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·13 hours agoLook at who won the popular votes in the primaries. It wasn’t even fucking close!
minus-squarepiefood@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·13 hours agoAs soon as you go back, and read what I’ve already written, I’ll continue this conversation
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·13 hours agoYou’re free to go, man, you’ve established quite well that you only believe in democracy if it suits you.
You mean the same Democrats that refuse to have an actual democratic primary? The ones that openly said in court that they rigged things in favor of their preferred candidates? Yes, they are hurting democracy.
So it’s only democratic if you like the outcome?
No, it’s democratic if the voters get to decide. If those in charge get to decide, it’s undemocratic, like the DNC.
Here’s a quick guide on how Democracy works. If you read it first, we can both save time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
Look at who won the popular votes in the primaries. It wasn’t even fucking close!
As soon as you go back, and read what I’ve already written, I’ll continue this conversation
You’re free to go, man, you’ve established quite well that you only believe in democracy if it suits you.