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0 pointsekianjo1y ago0 comments

> Democracy means governance by the will of the majority.

if thats your definition then a lot of countries where the majority tribe is in a form of dictatorial power are also democracies

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markdown1y ago

If the person you're calling a dictator was elected in free elections by the majority, then yes, that's a democracy. Their political party, tribe, whatever you want to call it is irrelevant.

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markdown1y ago

If the person you're calling a dictator was elected in free elections by the majority, then yes, that's a democracy. Their political party, tribe, whatever you want to call it is irrelevant.

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