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Democracy means being able to change power, critics argue
Original: A democracy is not defined by whether you can elect someone to office, but by whether you can change the balance of powe
A widely shared argument in European political discussion holds that democracy cannot be measured by the ability to elect officials alone, but by whether citizens can genuinely shift the balance of power once in office. Commenters linking the statement to debates on the EU warn of creeping autocracy and dictatorial tendencies, arguing that elections without real accountability amount to empty democratic procedure.
Why now: Ongoing concern across Europe about democratic backsliding and governments that win elections but erode accountability.
Evidence
- A democracy is not defined by whether you can elect someone to office, but by whether you can change the balance of power again. # eu # acab # autocracy # dictatorship # antidemocratic · reverend@social.undeadnetwork.de · 5
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