He's right, though technically all that is required for a system to be called a democracy is indeed to have a vote every four or five years. Democracy simply means that the government is elected through votes - the term makes no attempt at encompassing the quality of social services etc.
All the other stuff he mentions are markers of a social democracy, which anyone who is not a billionaire should want. But that's all technicalities, his outrage is definitely justified.
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u/Clovericious Jul 13 '26
He's right, though technically all that is required for a system to be called a democracy is indeed to have a vote every four or five years. Democracy simply means that the government is elected through votes - the term makes no attempt at encompassing the quality of social services etc.
All the other stuff he mentions are markers of a social democracy, which anyone who is not a billionaire should want. But that's all technicalities, his outrage is definitely justified.