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I wonder if anyone ever said "Democracy would never work, just look at what happened to Athens".
Socialism and communism are relatively new ideas. While I don't believe communism is an effective form of government, it's still kind of silly to write it off so quickly.
Someone between 1804 and 1830: Democracy doesn't work, just look at France, it dissolves into an empire
Or during Rome lol.
Republics don't work. They always just end up authoritarian.