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		wizzwizz4 on June 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Almost half of local Twitter trending topics in Tu... And democracy is not; if people want (say) anarchy instead, they may, but they mustn't take away others' privacy.

pjc50 on June 2, 2021 [–]

Under ECHR democracy is elevated to a human right: https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventio...

(well, the right to free elections by secret ballot, which is necessary but not sufficient)

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