Sunshine@piefed.caM to Boycott US@lemmy.caEnglish · 28 days agoQuote of the day by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel: 'I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible' — a foundational thesis of the new tech elitewww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square93linkfedilinkarrow-up1480
arrow-up1480external-linkQuote of the day by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel: 'I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible' — a foundational thesis of the new tech elitewww.techradar.comSunshine@piefed.caM to Boycott US@lemmy.caEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square93linkfedilink
minus-squareZDL@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 days agoSmall flaw in your reasoning here. The USA was never a democracy and, indeed, was designed not to be one. Your Founding Fathers held the masses in contempt and deliberately designed a system that would minimize the masses’ voice.
Small flaw in your reasoning here. The USA was never a democracy and, indeed, was designed not to be one. Your Founding Fathers held the masses in contempt and deliberately designed a system that would minimize the masses’ voice.