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its a hard pill to swallow, but it might be time for us to accept that democracy enables this and if we want to live in a better world we might have to think of

its a hard pill to swallow, but it might be time for us to accept that democracy enables this and if we want to live in a better world we might have to think of a different model (no, not a dictatorship; obviously not that) democracy is based on the idea that people will vote in favor of their own interest. it has been proven repeatedly that this is not the case (see: the united states of america) democracy as a system has been figured out by enough people with enough power to rig it in their favor, even when science and research shows that this is not the better outcome for the majority (see: the united states of america) its a hard pill to swallow but it might be time for us to accept that democracy isn't perfect...

throwawaypath 8d ago
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- hackyhacky 8d ago
  Republicans tolerate democracy when it goes their and do everything to undermine it when it doesn't. See exhibit: Trump
  - throwawaypath 8d ago
    Whataboutism. You're following me around in the comments because you're crashing out about being proven wrong here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137
    - hackyhacky 8d ago
      You can't just say "whataboutism" whenever someone points out your blatant hypocrisy.
      - throwawaypath 8d ago
        >blatant hypocrisy Nothing I've said is hypocrisy. Please reread the definition of hypocrisy. hackyhacky is following me around in the comments because he's crashing out about being proven wrong here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137
        hackyhacky 8d ago
        > Please reread the definition of hypocrisy. Okay. Hypocrisy: behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel You claim to be opposed to authoritarianism but you actually support authoritarian right-wing groups. Seems pretty clear-cut to me.
- Timon3 8d ago
  The level of irony is off the charts, given the global right's shift towards authoritarian populism under untouchable leaders.
  - throwawaypath 8d ago
    >The level of irony That's not irony. Please reread the definition of irony. >given the global right's shift towards authoritarian populism under untouchable leaders. Whataboutism. hackyhacky is following me around in the comments because he's crashing out about being proven wrong here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137
    - hackyhacky 8d ago
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      - throwawaypath 8d ago
        So you post a definition of irony and completely fail to come up with an example of said definition LOL. Misunderstanding irony is so prevalent: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-irony-is-not/ https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-irony-is-not/ My criticism of the left has nothing to do with the "incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result." Nor do I support right-wing groups. Your inability to understand irony is on full display here. hackyhacky is following me around in the comments because he's crashing out about being proven wrong here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137
        hackyhacky 8d ago
        > My criticism of the left has nothing to do with the "incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result." That's not what I said. You are criticizing the left for disliking election results; meanwhile, you are supporting groups that aim to overturn election results. That's the irony. The incongruity arises from the contradiction in your opinions. One would expect a reasonable person to either support democracy in all cases, or oppose it. You, however, support democracy when it suits your partisan ends and oppose it when it doesn't. That's both hypocritical and ironic.

throwawaypath 8d ago

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hackyhacky 8d ago
Republicans tolerate democracy when it goes their and do everything to undermine it when it doesn't. See exhibit: Trump
- throwawaypath 8d ago
  Whataboutism. You're following me around in the comments because you're crashing out about being proven wrong here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137
  - hackyhacky 8d ago
    You can't just say "whataboutism" whenever someone points out your blatant hypocrisy.
    - throwawaypath 8d ago
      >blatant hypocrisy Nothing I've said is hypocrisy. Please reread the definition of hypocrisy. hackyhacky is following me around in the comments because he's crashing out about being proven wrong here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137
      - hackyhacky 8d ago
        > Please reread the definition of hypocrisy. Okay. Hypocrisy: behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel You claim to be opposed to authoritarianism but you actually support authoritarian right-wing groups. Seems pretty clear-cut to me.
Timon3 8d ago
The level of irony is off the charts, given the global right's shift towards authoritarian populism under untouchable leaders.
- throwawaypath 8d ago
  >The level of irony That's not irony. Please reread the definition of irony. >given the global right's shift towards authoritarian populism under untouchable leaders. Whataboutism. hackyhacky is following me around in the comments because he's crashing out about being proven wrong here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137
  - hackyhacky 8d ago
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    - throwawaypath 8d ago
      So you post a definition of irony and completely fail to come up with an example of said definition LOL. Misunderstanding irony is so prevalent: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-irony-is-not/ https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-irony-is-not/ My criticism of the left has nothing to do with the "incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result." Nor do I support right-wing groups. Your inability to understand irony is on full display here. hackyhacky is following me around in the comments because he's crashing out about being proven wrong here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546137
      - hackyhacky 8d ago
        > My criticism of the left has nothing to do with the "incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result." That's not what I said. You are criticizing the left for disliking election results; meanwhile, you are supporting groups that aim to overturn election results. That's the irony. The incongruity arises from the contradiction in your opinions. One would expect a reasonable person to either support democracy in all cases, or oppose it. You, however, support democracy when it suits your partisan ends and oppose it when it doesn't. That's both hypocritical and ironic.