It's quite interesting to see how the framework of your society will destroy your ability to recognize and understand better alternatives.
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For example, people from the US, even erudite people, seem to be generally unaware of how a democratic society could and should function.
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Notions like people owing your views respect, protest votes being immoral or being obligated to choose the lesser evil... are not democratic
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They are not necessarily always wrong, but they betray a fundamental lack of understanding for how the democratic process actually works.
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Likewise the idea that the Democrats are the superior party for every voter just because the Republicans are evil incarnate. They're not.
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All of these ideas reflect a corrupt two party system propped up by incredibly powerful lobbied interests, which normalizes complete BS.
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If you compare the US to many prominent so-called democracies, it still has relatively free politics - but what kind of metric is that?
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Russia does not position itself as a global leader on the basis of how it compares with Saudi Arabia, nor should it. The US, OTOH...
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Russia is again not an example of a superior political system, yet it is a political system less confused about its own genesis.
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Yet again, Russian politicians and citizens have their own, outwardly absurd biases and preconceptions about what is and isn't possible.
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Understand this: to a truly ideal society, Scandinavian social democracy that y'all love to prop up is still a horrendous dystopia.
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There are tremendous fault lines in Scandinavian politics; corruption and immorality, as well as severe economic externalities from capital.
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