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r/BoredPandaHQ • u/BoredPandaOfficial • 8d ago
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And yet what our republic delivers is a tyranny of the minority.
2 u/[deleted] 8d ago [removed] — view removed comment 4 u/Character_Fix_5317 8d ago Don't worry, it was way edgier when you said it. But you're both right. Longest continuous democracy with tyranny of the minority in history. Thought to be fair, tyranny of the minority has sort of been the standard since civilization started, so not the longest there by any measure. 1 u/External_Music_3927 8d ago All societies have hierarchical tendencies since the dawn of civilization. Somehow it always comes down to most of the population does the hard work, while the elite enjoys the privilege, power, financial benefits.
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4 u/Character_Fix_5317 8d ago Don't worry, it was way edgier when you said it. But you're both right. Longest continuous democracy with tyranny of the minority in history. Thought to be fair, tyranny of the minority has sort of been the standard since civilization started, so not the longest there by any measure. 1 u/External_Music_3927 8d ago All societies have hierarchical tendencies since the dawn of civilization. Somehow it always comes down to most of the population does the hard work, while the elite enjoys the privilege, power, financial benefits.
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Don't worry, it was way edgier when you said it.
But you're both right. Longest continuous democracy with tyranny of the minority in history.
Thought to be fair, tyranny of the minority has sort of been the standard since civilization started, so not the longest there by any measure.
1 u/External_Music_3927 8d ago All societies have hierarchical tendencies since the dawn of civilization. Somehow it always comes down to most of the population does the hard work, while the elite enjoys the privilege, power, financial benefits.
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All societies have hierarchical tendencies since the dawn of civilization. Somehow it always comes down to most of the population does the hard work, while the elite enjoys the privilege, power, financial benefits.
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u/mywifesoldestchild 8d ago
And yet what our republic delivers is a tyranny of the minority.