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		7speter on May 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Three Companies Impersonated Millions to Influence... Being able to influence (both up and down the social pecking order) seems to be a very prominent characteristic of Democracy, but I could be wrong.

astrange on May 14, 2023 [–]

Seems more like petitioning a monarch to me. A more democratic system would be that if an official doesn't listen to you, they lose their election. Ajit Pai doesn't have an election.

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