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it's that pesky prospefity that bugs me... NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #1
If they knew anything about what a democracy is or a republic, they would not say this shit. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2020 #2
Democracy is the objective you lying sack of shit... Thomas Hurt Oct 2020 #3
Don't credit Rand Paul with this... regnaD kciN Oct 2020 #4
In this republic in which we stand... sanatanadharma Oct 2020 #6
Banana Republic? safeinOhio Oct 2020 #5
Prospefity? I guess literacy isn't the objective either. - n/t Jim__ Oct 2020 #7
Ha ha wtf. I kept looking at that thinking is that a word I'm not aware of? BlueNProud Oct 2020 #11
Cofeve, prospefity...whatever. I think Lee and Trump have the same TrollBuster9090 Oct 2020 #14
A republic is a form of representative democracy. meadowlander Oct 2020 #8
If Mike Lee accepted his election to the Senate -- by the people -- as legitimate, IndianaDave Oct 2020 #9
A REPUBLIC is any system where the government is a public matter vs private. NutmegYankee Oct 2020 #10
Just read this about the democracy/republic thing in Hacker and Pierson's "Let Them Eat Tweets": betsuni Oct 2020 #12
This sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for the excerpt. nt crickets Oct 2020 #17
It's excellent, I love it! betsuni Oct 2020 #18
Vox has a good piece on it, showing its links opposing civil rights muriel_volestrangler Oct 2020 #19
Like the "Peoples REPUBLIC of China"? ThoughtCriminal Oct 2020 #13
Fascist wannabes make that argument. brush Oct 2020 #15
Possibly a Rand Paul supporter. McConnell as well? keithbvadu2 Oct 2020 #16
Why did I notice the nipple??? Le Roi de Pot Oct 2020 #20
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