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The history of electoralism (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] PearOfJudes@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The ancient Greeks are by no means someone to look for in terms of democracy. Aristotle believed slaves were naturally less human and needed masters, and they didn't let women, or those who didn't own land vote.

[โ€“] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

You could say this about all western "democracies"