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Clearly you have no idea how the head of EC is chosen. Because of the two only Trump was actually elected by the people.
by krick 1mo ago
Clearly you have no idea how the head of EC is chosen. Because of the two only Trump was actually elected by the people.
- Aeolos 1mo agoTrump was elected by the electors, not by the people. Not entirely dissimilar from how VDL was elected.
- afiori 1mo agoThe elitism of direct democracy is a mystery to me, especially in the case of the US where it is not technically direct and the powers and role of the president are deeply modelled after those of the British crown of the times
- izacus 1mo agoRemember that Chat control has gone through vote through directly elected parliament like any other legislation. The next election is in 2029. I suggest you show up instead of spreading fabrications online.
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- hamper653 1mo ago> People are only allowed to vote on pre-defined options that are decided entirely in private That’s democracy in its purest form.
- abc123abc123 1mo agoTrue. Just like the famous democracy of north korea, china or russia! ;)
- hamper653 1mo agoWell yeah. And also the US, the UK or Nazi Germany. That’s what democracy looks like in reality.
- tomhow 1mo agoPlease don't post flamebait or engage in ideological battle on HN. The guidelines make it clear we're trying for something better here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html