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[–] Aidinthel@reddthat.com 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm sorry, what? Are they defining "democratic" to mean that each government has a say, regardless of how democratic that government itself actually is?

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Sanctions and wide spread use off the of the dollar needs to be addressed in a global democratic fashion. The USA hasn't resembled anything near democratic for a bit, yet kill innocent citizens globally in the name of democracy. In the same way each vote should mean something in a democratic country, each country should have a say in what takes place globally. Makes sense when they're orchestrating multipolar international rule.

[–] RotaryKeyboard@lemmy.ninja 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The USA hasn’t resembled anything near democratic for a bit

What fantasy land are you living in?

[–] EnderWi99in@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Russia, probably.

[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 6 points 1 year ago

Tell me, what is the likelihood that a publicly supported measure will become law on a federal level? And what about one that the public doesn’t support?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

US democracy is flawed but still stronger than most BRICS countries. Maybe all of them.

There are many shades of gray on the slide to authoritarianism.

This headline is strange. It doesn’t seem to be a quote that I can find, and none of the proposed policies really would involve more global democracy. They are mostly aimed at increasing the influence of BRICS countries at the expense of the US and its allies.

Giving more of the world’s population a greater say in global governance and decision-making is a great idea. But unfortunately there really is no one trying to push for such a thing currently.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

We can call it The Democratic People's Republic of Earth.