• Amoxtli
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    6 months ago

    Singapore is considered a flawed democracy. An unelected commission decides who can be a presidential candidate. For this reason, it is why Singapore does not have clowns for presidents because it restricts the candidates the people can vote for. There are other reasons why it is considered a flawed democracy, that is one hard example. Singapore is much more technocratic. Democracy is how you have fascist and socialist get a foothold in the government, which can lead to a complete takeover, all based on the belief, that it is the right of idiots to vote on their beliefs. Have a nice Trump day.

    • NeilBrü@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      An unelected commission decides who can be a presidential candidate.

      Who appoints this commission?

      Democracy is how you have fascist and socialist get a foothold in the government, which can lead to a complete takeover, all based on the belief, that it is the right of idiots to vote on their beliefs.

      Just so I understand you, you think it’s better to have a commission, that’s accountable to no external power, to choose executive leadership?

      That is arbitrary oligarchical authoritarianism, unless they’re accountable to some democratically elected body, that can imprison them if the commission is found to be acting criminally.

      Have a nice Trump day.

      … You too, I guess?