The advantage of democracy is that when the leader really screws up you vote for the other guys, instead of needing to topple his dynasty.
@admittedlyhuman if you're going to advocate letting a two-hundred-million-headed abomination run the country, don't couch it in euphemisms
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@tipsfromkatee the two hundred million do not run the country, that's why we have leaders. the two hundred million's job is toppling them. -
@admittedlyhuman insofar as voters decide based on how candidates will run the country, this constitutes voters running the country - 2 more replies
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@tipsfromkatee "you" is both plural and singular. I was referring to the people, I think that was clear and non-euphemistic. -
@admittedlyhuman the "you" phrasing, while technically correct, invites the audience members to imagine themselves as typical voters
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@tipsfromkatee cleaner even than coup! we talk about "bloodless coups" but for elections bloodless is practically the norm -
@admittedlyhuman sure, if they're bloodful you just call them "not an election", problem solved
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@tipsfromkatee a regime that's lost the Mandate of Heaven had better be toppled. and if it is, an election is a cleaner method than revolt.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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