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Irish_Dem

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10. Yes democracy is made to look stupid, foolish, incompetent.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #9)

Sun Nov 24, 2024, 08:11 AM

Nov 2024

Because voters are ignorant, uninformed, easily manipulated.

The concept of We The People was the greatest innovation in human history.
The idea that regular people had the power, not the rich elite.

The world's autocrats and billionaires are done with democracy.
It must be destroyed. They want all the power and all the cash.

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My job threatened over comments on a website [View all] RedArkGuy Nov 2024 OP

Welcome to Putin's version of the United States Walleye Nov 2024 #1

Yes this is the world the PutinGOP wants. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #5

Russia has been doing this for decades. They've had a lot of practice. Walleye Nov 2024 #6

Yes he has done it all over Europe and the US Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #7

Long as I can remember, Russia has been playing up our racial unrest and doing their best to Walleye Nov 2024 #9

Yes democracy is made to look stupid, foolish, incompetent. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #10

We had the best public education system in the world and they're screwing that up Walleye Nov 2024 #11

Yes all US institutions must be damaged or destroyed. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #13

The article at the substack link is paywalled... Think. Again. Nov 2024 #2

Sorry RedArkGuy Nov 2024 #3

That's okay. Their behaviour as you have described it is worse than disgraceful. Sorry you have to receive it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2024 #4

What this is ultimately about Ndp5 Nov 2024 #8

Joseph Conrad said something like, capitalist will spend all day telling you the benefits of competition Walleye Nov 2024 #12

The end goal of capitalist corporations is always monopoly, 100% market share... Wounded Bear Nov 2024 #14

After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking. Emile Nov 2024 #15