Guess it depends on how you define the term. The US certainly fits the minimalist representative definition. I don’t think equity is inherently part of the definition… Obviously I think it should be, but that’s more of a value overlaid on the organisational system, I think…
I mean, if you’re rich and can leave for somewhere else, that still works for you. Assad being the latest example.
The US is a democracy (for now), and has backed multiple coups in other countries. Nicaragua is probably the classic example, but there are many, many more. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change
Oh, hah. I double checked the whole post, but forgot to look in the obvious spot 😅
What services? Mastodon? Lemmy? Anything federated?
If you edit your post to use a blockquote instead of a code block, it’ll be much easier to read.
Thanks. More memes could do with references around here.
Wait, what is the cheaper alternative to the moon landing?
Is this actually true? The UIs don’t seem very different to me. What is it about mastodon’s design that’s bad?
Between what? Democracy and oligarchy? Yeah, I guess. Most of those terms are often used pretty loosely…