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Goathead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 07:24 PM
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Is the United States a democracy or a republic?
I opt for the third choice. The United States is a plutocracy.
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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 07:28 PM
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1. Well it started out as a democratic republic...
...to be purely technical about it.

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JamboGuide Donating Member (267 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 07:29 PM
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2. neither
As of Jan 2001 it is a Totalitarian QUASI Christo-Fascist state.
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wysi Donating Member (475 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 07:29 PM
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3. A Christo-facist dictatorship
... complete with sham elections.
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-26-05 07:39 PM
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4. and don't forget the
Crapitalism
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