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B.See

(8,490 posts) Tue Jul 4, 2023, 10:15 AM Jul 2023

This Independence Day...

This Independence Day Let's COMMIT to Saving Democracy

Today, we in America rightfully celebrate the birth of our country, a Democracy founded upon the precepts of equality and Divinely bestowed "inalienable" rights such as the pursuit of "life, liberty and happiness."

But as we celebrate the joy of being Americans, let us also recognize the fragility of said democracy, and renew our commitment to the PRESERVATION of it, in full recognition of the equally "self-evident" truth that our Democracy is now being threatened, undermined, and imperiled like never before...

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This Independence Day... (Original Post) B.See Jul 2023 OP

Piss on the Subversive 6 and their Extreme Cult. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #1

Happy 4th to everyone not pleading the 5th about the 6th LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 #2

It's not a "democracy" SidneyR Jul 2023 #3

by the people and for the people treestar Jul 2023 #4

Gerrymandered electoral districts SidneyR Jul 2023 #5

It may not be a full democracy but it's the best one we've GOT B.See Jul 2023 #6

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)

1. Piss on the Subversive 6 and their Extreme Cult.

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 10:55 AM

Jul 2023

LetMyPeopleVote

(179,822 posts)

2. Happy 4th to everyone not pleading the 5th about the 6th

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 02:24 PM

Jul 2023

Link to tweet

SidneyR

(212 posts)

3. It's not a "democracy"

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 06:21 PM

Jul 2023

It never was a democracy and isn't one now. It has some superficial features of democracy, but the democracy is in fact very limited.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

4. by the people and for the people

Reply to SidneyR (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 06:25 PM

Jul 2023

they elect representatives. That's a form of democracy.

SidneyR

(212 posts)

5. Gerrymandered electoral districts

Reply to treestar (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 07:03 PM

Jul 2023

And voter suppression are national traditions. The "democracy" is fake.

B.See

(8,490 posts)

6. It may not be a full democracy but it's the best one we've GOT

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 07:16 PM

Jul 2023

And even with all its imperfections and spotted history, worth fighting for rather than sitting back and letting the MAGA REICH turn it into a full fledged FASCIST STATE.

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