https://www.reddit.com/r/chomsky/comments/1je65s6/modern_industrial_democracies_are_such_a_farce/
created by Konradleijon on 18/03/2025 at 14:24 UTC
39 upvotes, 4 top-level comments (showing 4)
Considering how easy it is for the public to be mislead by propaganda.
Heck I thought the US government was good and spreading democracy and that Black Lives Matter was a bunch of thugs.
In case a rich person doesn’t like a government policy they can just buy enough advertising and turn people against their best interest.
This happened recently in Canada. A carbon tax was set up and despite the fact that for poorer Canadians received more money then they pay in the tax. Conservative propaganda made it seem that the tax was responsible for the spike in gas prices which was actually caused by the Russian invading of Ukraine.
Causing the government to axe the tax.
Any version of “democracy��� is utterly bullshit. Because of how the propaganda works.
This is jot getting into the idiotic concept of nations.
Comment by Cymbalsandthimbles at 18/03/2025 at 14:37 UTC
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
“Capitalist democracy” is an oxymoron
Comment by broimproud at 18/03/2025 at 14:45 UTC
9 upvotes, 0 direct replies
“Vote with your dollars” - ok 👍🏻
Comment by dontpissoffthenurse at 18/03/2025 at 15:42 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition[1][2]
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition
2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition
Comment by AntonioVivaldi7 at 18/03/2025 at 14:30 UTC
-7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It's bad, but it's the best we got.