"Democracy is when I like the boot!"

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Am I the one that expressed an extremely strong opinion? I thought you defined democracy, and then definitively said "that is all". Again which one of us declared an extremely strong position? You took an extremely definitive position and set limits upon it. A position which you can't seem to clarify. It seems to me you made the claim. An extremely broad, extremely general, and maybe an extremely naive claim. I ask you again if it's so self-evident define it for me. What level of participation of the citizen body? If the citizen body is eliminating part of itself is that really still democracy? Is it apartheid state democracy? How can it be?
For that matter by your absurd definition an oligarchy is a democracy isn't it? That's participation of citizens. Not a lot of them. But you don't need any limits as long as anyone participates it's all you care about right? That's the logical conclusion is it not? Seemed self-evident.
- Am I the one that expressed an extremely strong opinion?
  Yes, considering that you expressed that genocide and democracy were incompatible.
  A position which you can’t seem to clarify.
  I actually clarified it quite clearly from the start. Which you acknowledge, as you describe my position as both "definitive" and with "set limits".
  Conveniently, you seem to reverse your position in this same comment, which reeks of tossing shit at the wall to see what sticks.
  What level of participation of the citizen body?
  Voting is generally agreed to be a minimum.
  If the citizen body is eliminating part of itself is that really still democracy?
  Yes. I struggle to think of any democracy which does not eliminate any of its citizen body.
  Is it apartheid state democracy?
  They can be, theoretically. Democracy regards the participation of the citizen body in the polity's decision-making. Whether the citizen body or the polity is racist is not really relevant to this.
  How can it be?
  In the same way that any state is a democracy. There are always limits to both the citizen body and the polity. The more limits, the less democratic; yet no democracy is without limits entirely.
  For that matter by your absurd definition an oligarchy is a democracy isn’t it? That’s participation of citizens. Not a lot of them. But you don’t need any limits as long as anyone participates it’s all you care about right? That’s the logical conclusion is it not? Seemed self-evident.
  fucking what
  
  Will you very nearly had a consistent point, but at the end you blinked. If you truly think any level participation regardless of numbers equals democracy then say it. Is an oligarchy a democracy? You said earlier it doesn't matter if entire swath of the population are excluded, apartheid states count. If all black people are not allowed to vote you still think it's democracy. If all women aren't allowed to vote you still think it's a democracy. If all Asians aren't allowed to vote you think it's a democracy. We just got done establishing this. If you eliminate everybody who is in a select small group in that Society it's still a democracy. That is definition you established. Why then is an oligarchy not a democracy? It has citizens voting. Therefore it's a democracy right? You seem to have an inconsistent definition. This is what I've been asking the whole time. This is the clarification you've been failing to give me. What level of participation. If it's any citizens voting at all as you mentioned multiple times then why is an oligarchy not a democracy?
  
  You said earlier it doesn’t matter if entire swath of the population are excluded, apartheid sites count. If all black people are not allowed to vote you still think it’s democracy. If all women aren’t allowed to vote you still think it’s a democracy. If all Asians aren’t allowed to vote you think it’s a democracy.
  Yes, there are democracies which included those aspects. Apparently, no democracy existed before women's suffrage.
  Conversely, your point being that exclusions from participation are apparently disqualifying from being democracies, any polity which does not allow non-citizens to vote is not a democracy. Any polity which does not allow children to vote is not a democracy.
  After all, apparently, participation of the population must be total, or it's not a democracy. You can't exclude members of the population and be democratic, according to your clear implication.
  Either that or your definition of democracy is "Democracy is when I like the policies, and non-democracy is when I don't like it >:("
  Why then is an oligarchy not a democracy? It has citizens voting.
  No, in an oligarchy, the rulers vote.
  You seem to have an inconsistent definition.
  No, you're just doing your best Ben Shapiro impression in repeatedly rapid-fire rephrasing your points and ignoring any objections.
  If it’s any citizens voting at all as you mentioned multiple times then why is an oligarchy not a democracy?
  Because the point of a democracy is the participation of the citizen body, guy. I don't know how much clearer you want me to phrase it. Do you not know what a citizen is, or what citizenry are?
  
  You know it's kind of hilarious to me, you listed all these scenarios that you think must be disqualifying in their absurdity. Yet I think those are all legitimate points. Yeah I don't think it counts as a democracy if half the population isn't allowed to participate. Totally valid. Yeah I'm not entirely sure there should be any voting age whatsoever. Yeah I don't believe only citizens should vote. I find the concept of citizenship in general troubling . These are all arguments I would entertain seriously. The fact that you think they were too absurd to even mention shows how far apart we are.
  But let's table that for a second and address the second half of your comment. That in an oligarchy only the rulers vote. And then your second argument there at the end that relies entirely on citizenship. So who decides citizenship ? What if only the rulers are citizens. That's pretty much how oligarchy's usually operate. They are the only citizens. The only citizens are usually a wealthy Elite ruling class. So again I ask is that not democracy? If a small click of elite citizens voting would qualify as a democracy to you then why is an oligarchy not a democracy? You keep backing yourself into this corner and then acting like you're not in a corner and I don't understand it. How can you have it both ways? You're pretending it's a line you won't cross but you're already a mile past it.
  
  Yeah I’m not entirely sure there should be any voting age whatsoever. Yeah I don’t believe only citizens should vote. I find the concept of citizenship in general troubling . These are all arguments I would entertain seriously. The fact that you think they were too absurd to even mention shows how far apart we are.
  Yeah. It does. If you think that any polity that doesn't allow children and non-citizens to vote isn't democracy, you're so far from seriousness that there's no point in continuing.
  
  Still ducking and dodging it looks like. Not willing to say straight out what your definition is. But we already know what it is. Anyone reading this can see very clearly what you've outlined. They know that your view of democracy is so incredibly broad that it's absurd. That by your definition oligarchy is democracy. You don't want to say that cuz it sounds absurd but that's literally what all your statements add up to. It's okay. I like to think of democracy as pluralism, the rule of the people, and if all the people aren't participating or at least allowed to participate then it's clearly not a democracy it's not a rule of the people. You're more of the white land owning male sort of definition. Which I don't consider democracy. Cuz it's literally oligarchy. That's fine, just stop calling it democracy.
  
  Not willing to say straight out what your definition is.
  I literally defined it, and you acknowledged it as tightly defined before reversing course.
  Anyone reading this can see very clearly what you’ve outlined.
  Yeah.
  
  Yes you tightly defined it. Any system in which any number of people vote. That was your definition. Then you changed your mind again and said oligarchy is not democracy. That's why we're still here. You defined it then you blinked. The one who reversed course was you.

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