• masquenox@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      the anti-democratic nature of germany.

      Gee… what a challenge! I’m going to be completely stumped by this one, eh?

      But just before I do the little surrender dance, we have to… you know - dot the i’s and get the paperwork right, okay?

      You did get to vote on who it is that manages you at your job, right?

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          Oh, not at all.

          We are absolutely getting to the heart of the matter… and no amount of liberal pearl-clutching is going to change that.

          I take it the answer is a definite no?

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              7 months ago

              I get what sea lioning is but I don’t see the relevance to this convo. Unless you’re calling yourself a sealion? But I’m on your side, I don’t think trying to keep the conversation about Germany’s government counts.

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        But this was not what the Original Comment was about…? This is not about society as a whole, but rather, well, the nation we live in being ruled in a certain way. A government for the people, by the people, seems pretty democratic to me.

        And Yes, I know there’s problems. I know one’s job often isn’t managed in a democratic fashion (although that does exist, mind you). I know there’s corruption and misinformation and whatever else, but at the end of the day, my vote counts. And so does everyone else’s.

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          This is about as simple as it gets - you either live in a democratic society or you don’t.

          If it’s a case of the former it doesn’t matter how hard and for how long political racketeers and their media cronies have shoved a buzzword down your throat, does it now?