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[–] dontcarebear@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Once you wrote it like this, it is comprehensible. Still, first time I heard it. Don't know what handegg is too.

After reading about the analogy, I fail to see which rules, process or competition was changed (or in this case, conversation) mid-play.

I was consistently talking about China, I was consistently talking about their party system and I was consistently talking about it being non-democratic in comparison to Democratic party systems where there are mechanisms to prevent the tyranny of the majority.

Also, the tyranny of the majority isn't a new thing. The formationg of the modern democracy is circa 1800's. It is a system that was conceived centuries ago. a century before communism. It's not like I pulled a fast one here.

I didn't even say that it is a bad thing for fuck's sake. I haven't even displayed my actual opinion.

I fail to see where the goalpost analogy fits here.

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

idk take it up with the person who said you were changing standards shrug-outta-hecks

[–] dontcarebear@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Sorry, I thought the same person who stated, answered. Thanks for clearing that up though.