- Yep, but not the gov, from right-wing extremist groups funded by billionaires
- Yes
- It does work, but it shows how fragile it is to a few rotten apples
- The internet? No. Circa 2000 it was a wonderful place for nerds to exchange discussion. Social media gameified opinion, where the aim is to win an argument by votes and not just from the freeform exchange of discussion.
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x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
- Does anybody think this kind of normalization and absolute insanity currently going around in the USA is from psyops?
- Is every civilization destined to fall?
- Has democracy shown that it does not work on such a big scale?
- Is the internet the reason for all the disconnect we are experiencing?
I’m starting to have these thoughts more and more.
tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
brey1013@lemmy.world 1 month ago
America: famously the only democratic nation on earth.
random_character_a@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Even the ancient Greeks has visions how democracy collapses in to a fascist Oligarchy when money and politics are intertwined.
It’s a bit sad that we are globally making that happen word for word.