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Region: The Leftist Assembly

Super Awesome Fun Times wrote:

Do I want to suppress capitalist and fascist rhetoric in my nation in order to protect socialist values? Yes. Do I want to have regular elections for leadership within the party as well as a high level of direct democracy regarding decisions my government makes? Also yes. Yet many people would still classify this as tyrannical.

Exactly. Having multiple candidates for a single position on a regular basis is a good way to maintain a democratic system, even if a government is a one-party state, because candidates are going to have their differences regarding how strong policy needs to be, how policy should be implemented, etc. even if they are all left-wing. For example, one candidate could support intervening in foreign affairs or more militarization, while another prioritizes healthcare, and another prioritizes the environment. While they all could belong to the same party, and represent the general ideology of the party, having candidates and representatives with different priorities can help better represent and support their constituents rather than just supporting the entire nation. For example, a constituency in a border region of a one party state could have a representative who supports stronger defense policy, and a representative in that same one party state from an area that's famed for it's nature/natural scenery could support stronger environmental regulation/protection and funding for the tourism industry instead. If only China would do something like this...

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