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A lot of US politicians lately squak about "protecting democracy" (usually in the context of opposing something Trump has done, however unrelated to democracy that thing may be) but when you come right down to it, democracy really hasn't served the free world very well.

The best thing you can say about it is that it mostly guards against the government creating laws that are vastly unpopular. But if you happen to be a member of a disfavored minority, whether that be stoners, gays, illegal aliens or fundamentalist Christians, democracy is just a tool for justifying your oppression.

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Michael Muller 4mo ago

With regards to properties of government, I would argue that rule of law and separation of powers (particularly the latter) have been much more effective at ensuring freedom and limiting the abuses of government than democracy. But even these safeguards are largely ineffective against the cancerous growth of the state. One need only consider the current extent of the US federal government as compared to the authority actually granted to it by the US constitution.