[balthasar]

Venezuela is a democracy.

[corpMaverick]

Venezuela was democracy. Indeed, Chavez was elected democratically. It eroded. The institutions were weakened. It is now an authoritarian regime, willing to stay in power no matter the costs.

[sergiotapia]

"""""democracy""""" just like Bolivia is a democracy. In reality it's not.

[balthasar]

Every democracy has varying levels of efficacy. The government there may be authoritarian but its not a dictatorship.

[ctdonath]

Bolshevism (Russia/USSR) was "democratic" officially, with The Party deciding what options were available for voting on.

It's not "democracy" when the people can't opt for what those in power don't want.

[balthasar]

What you are describing is a problem in all representative democracies.

[bootlooped]

At this point it is probably a democracy in name only.