Is something troubling you about Irish history?

I went to dublin once. I know more Irish history now then the creator of this.

The way I see it, when Ireland became independent, the proportional representation was already envisioned and embedded into the new Irish constitution when other countries, at the time, were pussyfooting on doing the same thing, because their elites benefit from the two party system. Fianna Fail tried to rid of the PR with a referendum in the 1950s, but failed by a razon thin margin. Imagine if ridding PR was successful and we'd be like the US and UK in having a shitshow of politics.

That said, many post-colonial countries either struggled or failed with upholding democracy and becoming rich, while Ireland had been relatively smooth in achieving both. The country had been lucky in that regard.

It is posted in a meme community, not /c/SuperDuperAccurateHistory if that matters.

Most egregiously that bit is a settler colonial statelett carved out of Ireland that is still to be reunited. But also some 700 years of violent, sometimes genocidal repression, long spells of apartite conditions, culture erasure, language erasure, and generally not cool behavior.

Also a "few" bit missing from Denmark. The king didn't relinquish actual power until much later, and interfered with Danish politics well into the 20th century. In fact Denmark had a dictatorship in the late 19th century which functioned via the power that the king still had.

Yeah, what a dumb fucking image completely glossing over and trivializing that history.

It... depends on how you define functioning. The 90s were... chaotic.

functioning but highly dysfunctional democracy

Haha, good one. I'll drink to that.

It may be 10. Here in the states, "Repeal The 19th" is a thing.

suffering is why so many astronauts come from ohio

How's this?

USSR was arguably more democratic under Lenin (however it's hard to say that given how they became the leaders) than some parts here but Stalin ruined it.

The problem for the Bolsheviks that required a revolution was that systems designed by the rich are designed to keep them rich.

A parallel today would be the US. Student debt relief? Courts strike it down. Massive bailouts for the rich? It's their right. Running as a communist in the US, what media is going to be behind you?

Probably would need the bike to be almost exclusively made out of indigenous leather. Even in the place where the thing was patented it is known.

It's hilarious that they got the actual guy to star in it.

During Stalin's time at least: 1922 - 1953. The following premiers might have been less clearly dictators, more like inherited the existing system and mostly kept going with it.

The Soviet Union comes to mind.

Pugjesus is pieFED

Democracy is woefully overrated and it’s praise is largely because the dominant victor of WWIII said it was good so everyone had to believe it was good, but the fact of the matter is that it has only lasted ~300 years and has already deteriorated into tyranny.

Username checks out.

Britain had ~400 years about as good as ol usa

... you do realize that the UK has been a democracy since its inception, right?

Rome had at least 1000 years of peace comparable to the USA

Stultus esne?

Of the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, and Roman Empire, only a handful of years, by their own admission, involved peace. See: the Gates of Janus.

And Egypt probably had ~3000 years+ of genuinely good rule for the people (hard to say it was very different than now)

Jesus fucking Christ.

Is there a point here other than bootlicking for monarchy to seem 'edgy', or...?