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[–] napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.de 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

How is a diverse opinion a threat to democracy?

If the opinion is that there should not be a democracy, then that is a threat to democracy.

Excluding a portion of the population from the polls

They are not excluded. They are free to vote for a party that is in line with the constitution.

its almost exclusively a phenomena specific to the left...

I don't even know what to say. In which world are the far-right, fascists and nazis known to value opposing views? Are you serious?