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October 1st, 2007, 11:05 PM
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Re: Polls
Sparta was another noted democracy, although theirs had more in common with the Roman Republic than the Athenian democracy. Also, Zylithan, if that is your opinion than I would suggest reading some of the works of John Stewart Mills, who was famously against what he called "Tyrany by majority."
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October 2nd, 2007, 12:12 PM
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> Sparta was another noted democracy,
??? they were ??? 
My spartan skills are a bit limited, but I've never heard anyone calling them a democracy before.
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October 2nd, 2007, 01:20 PM
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Sparta was an oligarchy that had democratic elements in it. I think they had an elected king that was voted on by the elders of some number of families or something.
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October 2nd, 2007, 01:37 PM
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That doesn't sound very democratic  |
October 2nd, 2007, 02:58 PM
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Well at least they didn't name an Emperor because some watery bint lobbed a scimitar at his head.
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October 2nd, 2007, 06:12 PM
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I'm a member of an autonomous collective.
Look! Some lovely filth over here!
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October 3rd, 2007, 07:58 AM
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Having a true democracy implies everyone bothers about politics, so, reality being what it is, I guess we can
call the spartan system democratric. Or any system.
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October 3rd, 2007, 10:14 AM
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Quote:
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