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Subtle. 1984 is in full swing. (magaimg.net) 🐂 Bullshit 💩
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– utfanx2 [S] (3 points) *

Makes sense now in that context. Monarchy would have been the tyrants.

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– BoricuaPede (1 point)

No, democracy was invented in Greece in cities like Athens and Parthos and Corinth and others. The tyrants were everyday politicians who were elected in the normal way, then seized absolute power "in the name of the people." People like Thrasybulus. The democrats opposed this innovation.

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