• NateNate60
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    1 year ago

    Direct democracy works fabulously in small communes.

    • GarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      That is true, but you might notice that there is some space between these two categories. Germany is a pretty small country, and it’s also an oligarchy.

      • Farman [any]@hexbear.net
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        Small comunities is probably limited to pashtun villages with a few dozen freeholders. Anything at the size or larger than the free population of classical athens seems too big.