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  • Re: Is democracy as good as a snake oil?

    From A. Filip@21:1/5 to Nomen Nescio on Tue Jun 3 08:23:34 2025
    Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> wrote:
    We need democracy.

    - Howard s. Hong

    Democracy/electocracy is often good (better than alternatives).
    Real democracy *in practice* is not as good as a snake oil.
    So IMHO you do a lot of harm selling it as a snake oil.

    --
    A. Filip
    | "If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry." (Chekhov)

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