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minus-square100_kg_90_de_belinlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 months agoI heard this argument when Berlusconi was Italy’s PM. It just shows a deep ignorance of the checks and balances of every Western democracy.
minus-squareAidsKitty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoDemocracy is the ability of the people to choose their future. You either support that or you aren’t democratic.
minus-square100_kg_90_de_belinlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoThe Italian Constitution explicitly states that Sovereignty belongs to the people and is exercised by the people in the forms and within the limits of the Constitution What you advocate for is populism, not democracy.
I heard this argument when Berlusconi was Italy’s PM. It just shows a deep ignorance of the checks and balances of every Western democracy.
Democracy is the ability of the people to choose their future. You either support that or you aren’t democratic.
The Italian Constitution explicitly states that
What you advocate for is populism, not democracy.
Oh god the irony.