Camzing@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoAre we really seeing the fall of empire, or just the end of our illusions?message-squaremessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down17
arrow-up1144arrow-down1message-squareAre we really seeing the fall of empire, or just the end of our illusions?Camzing@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squareDarkCloud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-26 days agoYou know in Russia they still have elections and representatives. What makes you think they’ll get rid of the pantomime? What makes you think it was a Republic before Trump? When was the last time anyone in the west felt represented by a representative democracy? They’re all kind of bullshit at what they’re supposed to do. So is it just important to have a plausible pantomime? Is that what it comes down to, having a believable illusion of democracy?
You know in Russia they still have elections and representatives. What makes you think they’ll get rid of the pantomime?
What makes you think it was a Republic before Trump? When was the last time anyone in the west felt represented by a representative democracy?
They’re all kind of bullshit at what they’re supposed to do.
So is it just important to have a plausible pantomime? Is that what it comes down to, having a believable illusion of democracy?