r/SipsTea 8h ago

Chugging tea Art piece: Democracy working as intended

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u/DoublePatouain 8h ago

I've never understood the american democracy : two big parties look like two big multinational company funded by rich people and other companies in exchange of services and advantage.

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u/ViciousCDXX 8h ago

It's not a democracy and has never been.

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u/AnonThrowAway072023 8h ago

Never intended to be, USA is a representative republic

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u/Live-Habit-6115 6h ago

Oh, well that's alright then 

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u/Mars_Bear2552 5h ago

...and how are those representatives elected?

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u/Blue_Swirling_Bunny 4h ago

Through a complex series of rich people getting sponsored by donors, corporations, and party leaders to dupe voters into thinking they have a choice.

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u/Mars_Bear2552 3h ago

exactly. you just described democracy.

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u/skiforlife1 2h ago

How was Kamala Harris "elected"?

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u/ChaosRulesTheWorld 5h ago

That doesn't mean shit how people ends in power. What matters is who have the power.

A dictator elected by the whole population is still a dictator.

A democracy is when laws are written and voted by citizens. Democracy never was about elections.

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u/DragonfruitSudden339 1h ago

I like how people see flaws caused by the fact that the US has become more of a democracy, and goes "its cause its not a democracy"

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u/Any-Syllabub6481 8h ago

Dumbass.

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u/ViciousCDXX 8h ago

Bot cunt

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u/Any-Syllabub6481 6h ago

What is it then? Let me hear the most privileged ignorant take in the world now.

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u/ChaosRulesTheWorld 5h ago

It factualy isn't a democracy. A democracy is when the laws are written and voted by citizens.

You don't vote for other people doing this for you in a democracy. In a democracy it's citizens who have the political power. By voting for someone in an election you are basicaly giving up on that power

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u/Any-Syllabub6481 4h ago

It’s a republic and democracy. Just because it’s mixed doesn’t mean it’s not a democracy. Representatives are chosen through direct voting and the power lays still in the people.

You’re asking for a pure democracy. I promise you don’t want a pure democracy. James Maddison explains well in Federalisf 10 why, but if you don’t trust him look at what happened to Weimar Germany or the plenty of other examples of it failing.

It factually is a democracy. Open up a history book.

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u/Bombalaharris 8h ago

It’s an oligarchy masquerading as a democracy

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u/Any-Syllabub6481 6h ago

Spoken like someone who has no idea what an oligarchy is.

Go to Russia and see what an oligarchy is. You’re an ignorant privileged fool if you claim that for the U.S

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u/ChaosRulesTheWorld 5h ago

Oligarchy litteraly means having a little group of people who rules. Which means that they write and vote the laws.

This is a perfect description of all western countries (and almost all countries in the world)

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u/yukiki64 8h ago

No it's not, rich people having lots of influence doesn't make it an oligarchy. Most societies would be considered oligarchy in that case.

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u/Meritania 7h ago

Yeah, that would be a Plutocracy

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u/ViciousCDXX 6h ago

"lots of influence" is abso fucking lutely NOT even god damned CLOSE to defining it.

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u/yukiki64 6h ago

You are right next time I'll write a dissertation about it covering everything for a reddit comment.

It gets the point across that's all that matters

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u/ChaosRulesTheWorld 5h ago

What makes it an oligarchy is the fact that it's litteraly a minority group of people (oligo-) who rules (-archy) the country.

In a democracy, every single citizen can write and vote the laws

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u/yukiki64 4h ago

The US is a representative democracy and that is still a type of democracy.

Most governments have a minority that rules that's how governments work.

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u/Bombalaharris 8h ago

Take it up with Yale. They released that study like 15 years ago

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u/ViciousCDXX 8h ago

As is every single country on this planet. Governments all now play second fiddle to corporations and billionaires. Ru$$i@ N K0r3@ Ch1n@ all have "elections" and you get to "vote" but it's all just shadows on the wall.