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[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The people didn’t hold President Yoon accountable. Parliament did.

How do you think representative government is supposed to work?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s the same in every bourgeois democracy: the representatives represent the capitalist class over the working class. BBC: [Princeton and Northwestern] Study: US is an oligarchy, not a democracy

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Which is why I said "supposed to," not "in actuality."

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

representative government

supposed to work

Pick one.