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whitef0x
on Feb 27, 2014
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Privacy Protects Bothersome People (2013)
There are very few (if any) states that practice true democracy in its purest form (i.e. every decision is voted on by every person in the state). It is an ideal like pure capitalism that you can get very close to but not emulate.
pavel_lishin
on Feb 27, 2014
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I think it's a given that we're actually talking about republics, and not about spherical cows.
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