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by triceratops 1981 days ago
Do governments put every single decision they make to a general vote? You're confusing representative democracy with direct democracy. How many countries postponed or cancelled elections due to the pandemic? Only those would be considered to have "bypassed democracy".
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tharkun__ 1980 days ago
You mean like the German state of Thuringia?

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/corona-pandemie-thuering...

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triceratops 1980 days ago
It's in German, I don't know what that says. Assuming it says "Thuringia postponed elections" I guess sure, lockdowns in Thuringia past the term of the existing government were not democratic. That is, if Germany has statewide Covid restrictions, rather than national ones.
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tharkun__ 1980 days ago
Forgive me but Google Translate Exists (and not everything is reported internationally :)

And yes Germany is a weird mix of state and federal responsibilities and authority (sorta like the US just different). States are responsible for schools for example. But now Merkel wants to close _all_ schools in all of Germany. Some states object and want to keep them open. Bavaria introduced a requirement to wear FFP2 masks now, while no other state does etc.

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