I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era. - eviltoast

To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    definitely still a democracy

    No it isn’t.

    Neither in practice nor in essence. We’re not a democracy in part because of the electoral college, but we’re definitely not because the candidates for most offices are selected by the wealthy and you’re given a false choice between two conservatives, both of whom care only about the wealthy.

    It doesn’t matter what you can or can’t say online, because unless you’re a billionaire, you have no power in this country.