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0 points9rx1y ago0 comments

> A government is an entity with authority to tell you what you have to do

If it is authoritarian, perhaps, but even that is still a matter of a group of people. Most seem to believe that government should be democratic. You may not find yourself in a democratic state, but that would only continue to contribute to what makes the day funny. Perhaps you didn't read the entire thread and are posting this without understanding the full context under which it is taking place?

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sswatson1y ago

No, all governments have the authority to tell people what to do. Some governments operate within a legal framework that limits that authority in many ways, but if an organization has no authority over the people who live in a given area then it isn't a government.

9rxOP1y ago

> all governments have the authority to tell people what to do.

But, again, that government is the very people we're talking about, at least as far as a democracy goes. Although even in the case of an authoritarian government, the individual authority is only as strong as the people are willing to go along with recognizing it, so it is not really that much different. No magic here, just people.

jokethrowaway1y ago

Democracy is the dictatorship of the majority on the minority.

It's nothing to be proud of.

What you can be proud of is in REDUCING dictatorship, by removing power in centralised entities and giving it back to the individuals.

mmooss1y ago

> Democracy is the dictatorship of the majority on the minority.

It is not - that would be some theoretical pure democracy, also called 'mob rule'. Democracy, as the word is actually used, requires universal human rights which protect the minority. For example, freedom of speech means the majority can't control the minority's speech, whether they like it or not.

Democracy also includes separation of powers, usually between legislature, executive, and judicial, which prevents the concentration of power.

> It's nothing to be proud of.

It's only something to be proud of if we make it that way.

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