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Originally posted by geep
The Soviets were still allowed to vote for their leaders, at least some. They used to brag about 98% voter turnout (I assume the other 2% weren't voting in the next election, either). The Communist party chose the candidates, but the people of the Soviet Union chose the winner.
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Any election held by the Soviet Union was purely for show.
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The point is this, even if you have one person-one vote that doesn't gaurantee democray, nor does it assure you that your country cannot be controlled by an "elite" ruling class.
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Yes, certain steps must be taken to ensure true democracy/republic(i.e. secret ballets).
Voting in policy that WILL create a aristocracy is the surest way to screw democracy and screw the majority in the U.S. though.