Democracy used to mean a form of government in which the citizens made the decisions. In opposition to aristocracy, rule of an elite, or a bunch of bastards owning and deciding everything. The meaning of a word can drift and change over time.
Not exactly. Citizenship, in this context of ancient Athens, did exclude women and slaves, but wasn’t related to wealth or land ownership. Basically, it was tied to the obligation of military service.
That’s not what you’ve been told, by your boss, what democracy means.
That it can mean something else in a different circumstance, you know, like how most words work, never enters your tiny little thoughts by their design.
That’s not what democracy means…
Democracy used to mean a form of government in which the citizens made the decisions. In opposition to aristocracy, rule of an elite, or a bunch of bastards owning and deciding everything. The meaning of a word can drift and change over time.
Also, the “citizens” were a small number of wealthy men who owned slaves and they could hold votes in a room.
Not exactly. Citizenship, in this context of ancient Athens, did exclude women and slaves, but wasn’t related to wealth or land ownership. Basically, it was tied to the obligation of military service.
That’s not what you’ve been told, by your boss, what democracy means.
That it can mean something else in a different circumstance, you know, like how most words work, never enters your tiny little thoughts by their design.
And you’ve done nothing to try to clarify.
Tell them that.
I don’t think the people in the meme are fans of democracy…
Tell them what you made up about them doesn’t make sense based on the definitions of words you choose?
Who do I even tell?
You’re sounding red faced about a workplace democratization meme