"Where does the line go for who is to be considered "other"? As someone living in Stockholm, why should I care more about companies in Gothenburg doing well than a company in Oslo? Or am I an outsider as well, since I have a mother from Copenhagen?"
Your wishes don't matter at all. You're not a competing nation referred to in my comment.
"No, that just shows that they're not actual democracies either"
Or that you don't know what a representational democracy is or think they all think like you. Look up KSI where you live to find something even less transparent than our NSA. (shocking really)
"Okay, this is getting far into Poe's law territory."
Nah, it's just a prerequisite for existence of a thing you're pretending to know about. Successful democracy and active citizenry go hand-in-hand. Without it, problems emerge.
> Your wishes don't matter at all. You're not a competing nation referred to in my comment.
The point was that nations and citizenship are entirely arbitrary dividers.
> Or that you don't know what a representational democracy is or think they all think like you. Look up KSI where you live to find something even less transparent than our NSA. (shocking really)
If it doesn't live up to the definition of democracy (rule by the people), then it's by definition not a democracy.
NSA, FRA, KSI, whatever, this is about principles, not specific cases. It makes sense to say NSA on forums, since they're a name people recognise, and they're the ones capable of doing the most damage.
So, your purpose in arguing is strictly ideals and principles with no real-world context or constraints. And you don't know there are multiple forms of democracy?
Your wishes don't matter at all. You're not a competing nation referred to in my comment.
"No, that just shows that they're not actual democracies either"
Or that you don't know what a representational democracy is or think they all think like you. Look up KSI where you live to find something even less transparent than our NSA. (shocking really)
"Okay, this is getting far into Poe's law territory."
Nah, it's just a prerequisite for existence of a thing you're pretending to know about. Successful democracy and active citizenry go hand-in-hand. Without it, problems emerge.