• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        4 months ago

        See people who can only speak in extremes lose me instantly. When you say “none of the substance”, you remove the chance of a productive conversation because of course there is some level of democracy

          • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            3
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            4 months ago

            We have never been a pure democracy so this is just as stupid and pointless as I said. You’re arguing with an imaginary point of view.

            • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              3
              arrow-down
              2
              ·
              edit-2
              4 months ago

              “We’ve never been a pure democracy” sure sounds like “No True Scottsman” to me. More like oligopoly, than any kind of democracy, really.

              But hey, don’t listen to me. I didn’t moderate my rhetoric to your preferred tone while casting aspersions at the Holy Democracy of America. XD

              • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                2
                arrow-down
                3
                ·
                4 months ago

                sure sounds like “No True Scottsman”

                You should learn what that means before you use it

                moderate my rhetoric to your preferred tone

                That’s what we call just telling the truth now? Cool