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[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 20 points 20 hours ago (8 children)

I wonder if anyone ever said "Democracy would never work, just look at what happened to Athens".

Socialism and communism are relatively new ideas. While I don't believe communism is an effective form of government, it's still kind of silly to write it off so quickly.

[–] Edie@lemmy.ml 19 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Someone between 1804 and 1830: Democracy doesn't work, just look at France, it dissolves into an empire

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