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Democracy is not some Ward or Charm Against Authoritarian Rule (lemmy.world)

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[–] Socsa 2 points 9 months ago

A ward or charm? No, of course not. No such things exist.

But liberal democracy, from its inception, has very intentionally been a framework for the curation of political agency and self determination, which seeks to moderate the balance between authority and liberty in government.