• zed_proclaimer [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      11 months ago

      proletarian dictatorships tend to have long-ruling leaders who are symbols of proletarian power that the masses can concentrate around and trust, because they have proven their allegiance in the revolution. Every proletarian state has had long-serving heads of state.

      Democracy isn’t “when leader changes a bunch”. That just means a volatile system, or a system where the leader doesn’t matter anyway and is just a rotating door.

    • KarlBarqs [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      11 months ago

      The President of China hasn’t changed in ten years

      Germany had the same president for 16 years. Canada had the same one for 9.

      Maximum term limits in the US is eight years

      What the fuck are you talking about? Free democracy is when your leader changes every two years?