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ConfettiEggnog wrote

Reply to comment by LostYonder in Do you support democracy? by J7383

You mean the usual example with Ancient Athens makes that Athens a nation state?

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LostYonder wrote

Seriously? Athens, a democracy? what do you even mean by democracy? How can a slave society be considered a democracy? not to mention the total exclusion of women.

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ziq wrote

In fairness, a slave society is exactly what democracy is.

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ConfettiEggnog wrote

So democracy has a special, particular meaning. Wouldn't be easier to just use the dictionary terms for communication sake, instead of making endless opportunities to move the goalposts?

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