[news] "Democratic" Elections in Historical Perspective

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"(E)lections (even the freest) do not necessarily have anything to do with freedom. The freely cast vote of an individual whose opinions themselves are shaped by an oppressive social structure may easily become a vote for more oppression....The promotion of 'democratic elections' as an end in itself can mask support for highly repressive social systems."

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2004/11/7/15410/9878