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Democracy (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

A few points:

Call me pedantic but "many" doesn't start before 3. It's less than 3 millennia so it's certainly not "many thousand years"
Antiquity wasn't very positively viewed in medieval Europe. It's only since the Renaissance that ancient philosophers are rediscovered, in part this was possible because they were translated into Arabic. Otherwise, a lot would be forgotten.
Democracy had a negative connotation throughout the ancient world and medieval times. It's only in modern times that this shifted and in great parts due to contact with indigenous people from North America. But the US for example is rather modeled after the Roman Republic than Athenian Democracy. The Founding Fathers didn't think well of democracy.

I recommend reading the author who's quoted in the post. There Never Was A West is a good starting point since it's not too long but id that doesn't matter for you, The Dawn Of Everything is great. I think you'll find all on theanarchistlibrary.org