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checks-n-balances
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:05 PM Original message |
Two possible retorts to RW declaration of "The U.S. is NOT a democracy" |
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nothingshocksmeanymore
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. I simply ask them if tax cuts for the top 1 percent represents them |
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Solon
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. This is one of those things I hate people to declare.... |
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Jeff in Cincinnati
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Wed Jan-12-05 08:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
29. Great Point |
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bahrbearian
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. I say "go Cheney Yourself" |
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gnofg
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. agree |
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charlie
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. I ignore it |
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checks-n-balances
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. But I don't want to ignore it anymore |
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bowens43
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. I know I'll get flamed for this, but they're right. |
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checks-n-balances
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. But why isn't it protecting us now - against the tyranny of the neocon |
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Darryl Cramer
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. what country are you living in? |
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bowens43
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Tue Jan-11-05 05:34 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. I didn't say that things were perfect, far from it. |
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DemocratSinceBirth
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Wed Jan-12-05 09:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
32. Wrong... |
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brindis_desala
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Democracy is tyranny only in its most basic manifestation |
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Solon
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. What you said was, by all means, mostly worthless... |
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JaneQPublic
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. A Republic is one form of Democracy |
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Niccolo_Macchiavelli
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Wed Jan-12-05 09:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
31. res publica |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Mon Jan-10-05 11:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Not flaming, you but just asking you to remember your civics lessons |
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Eloriel
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's fascism -- with a thin veneer, a camouflage, resembling democracy. |
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checks-n-balances
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I totally agree - but if you say that, they won't listen to anything else |
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librechik
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. it's a kleptocracy |
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checks-n-balances
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Exactamento! Kleptocracy...the word I was REALLY looking for |
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Clarkie1
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. We are a liberal democracy if, as Ben Franklin said, "you can keep it" n/t |
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no_hypocrisy
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Mon Jan-10-05 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
18. The U.S. is a MAJORITARIAN democracy only when the republicans |
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rockymountaindem
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Mon Jan-10-05 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. My retort would be |
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Cha
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Mon Jan-10-05 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. My answer is...no it's not a Democracy.. |
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Mel
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Tue Jan-11-05 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
22. Here's a link you may finding interesting |
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Cats Against Frist
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Tue Jan-11-05 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
23. Imagine that -- we never covered this in any of my poli sci classes |
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rodeodance
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Tue Jan-11-05 05:44 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. well, bush says we are a democracy and wants to spead it around |
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tngledwebb
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Tue Jan-11-05 06:02 AM Response to Original message |
26. Fascist plutocracy. |
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DaedelusNemo
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Wed Jan-12-05 04:16 AM Response to Original message |
27. My retort: "You vote, right?" |
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Freddie Stubbs
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Wed Jan-12-05 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
28. Technically it is a constitutional republic |
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rolleitreks
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Wed Jan-12-05 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
30. I ask, "What's the difference?" |
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DemocratSinceBirth
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Wed Jan-12-05 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
33. semantics... |
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