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AZJonnie

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6. IIRC if you go back to the days of the Founding, these entities were looked up with great suspicion

Reply to erronis (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 10:41 PM

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For most of the Founders saw exactly how their rise could contribute to the downfall of the democratic republic they were creating, and looked askance. For good reason, as we've since seen.

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