• Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    Almost any other kind of democracy. Representative democracy is better than fascism but it is the worst form of democracy

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        9 months ago

        Everything else people have mentioned in the comments. Proletarian democracy, democratic centralism, participatory democracy, etc.

        Well, the first two are really just a way of saying socialism.

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          Democratic centrism is more of a rule or process or principle. It isn’t even a form of government and it’s compatible with many forms of government.

          Proletarian democracy isn’t well defined so I can’t say anything since it means 1000 different things to 1000 different people and often does include representative democracy.

          Participatory democracy similarly is a spectrum and is compatible with representative democracy.

          So to actually talk about this you would need to be more specific about how the “better” form of government would work.

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          9 months ago

          Name one. One actually concrete form of democracy that would work better.

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            9 months ago

            Whatever its called that cuba does where national representation is organized and chosen at the local level. Idk im not a political scientist.

            But also name ten that are worse

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            How do you define “working”? Otherwise I don’t know how you’re measuring it. Would you say that a system that allows for literally one of the most unpopular genocides in history is “working”? Or a system that is working overtime to increase income and wealth disparity rather than reduce it? Is that working? I certainly wouldn’t but I’m guessing you think that’s working swell