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@ LogicallyMinded
2025-05-21 03:15:10
Most so called western democracies embody both republican and democratic elements. That said it seems to me that in general they are more strongly weighted towards being republics than democracies. Actually there are very few countries that have implemented a governance system closed to a true democracy. Switzerland is probably one of the best case to study as well as local governance in the U.S.. For the most part those seem to work quite well. Democratic systems sometime have a bad rap because of the oligarchy claiming that their powers are legitimized through a democratic process but we all know that those processes are often not so democratic if not completely rigged. Hence, I would claim that we still have to see what a truly democratic system would produce.
What would be for you the best example of a failed democracy?