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safeinOhio

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3. I got that from a Publican a few months ago,

Reply to She_Totally_Gets_It (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 05:33 PM

Feb 2020

Told me this is a Republic, not a Democracy. I replied that there are only two kinds or Republics, a Democratic Republic and a Banana Republic. He hung his head and couldn't come up with a response.

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Republicans have a longstanding disdain for "democracy," instead referring to U.S. as a "republic". [View all] She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 OP

Ding ding! pandr32 Feb 2020 #1

They use "republic" Freddie Feb 2020 #2

That's a great point. Never thought of it in that way. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #10

I got that from a Publican a few months ago, safeinOhio Feb 2020 #3

saving that one for if/when I need it. Thank you. TeamPooka Feb 2020 #9

They're all on the same talking point. Even black Republicans are saying the same thing... She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #11

Perfect malaise Feb 2020 #14

The People's Republic of China ThoughtCriminal Feb 2020 #15

Not and either/or but a both Maeve Feb 2020 #4

I've heard this before, too. Forgot about that one. She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #12

That's it exactly; they want their party name to have some kind of word-recognition Aristus Feb 2020 #5

There was a degree of democracy in pre-Imperial Rome misanthrope Feb 2020 #7

Yes, but they had to already be Senators before they campaign for the office of consul. Aristus Feb 2020 #8

+1 moondust Feb 2020 #16

For some, they are splitting hairs just to be argumentative, misanthrope Feb 2020 #6

Ahhh...this is genius response! They use "Republic" because they control two institutions that keep She_Totally_Gets_It Feb 2020 #13

It's because they are vicious and stupid people Nature Man Feb 2020 #17

Then they call Democrats "Elitists" Dirty Socialist Feb 2020 #18