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Bluesaph

(997 posts) Wed Nov 8, 2023, 03:27 AM Nov 2023

“Pure democracies are not the way to run a country.”

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Rick Santorum says the quiet part out loud [View all] Bluesaph Nov 2023 OP

Follows the basic claim by Mike Lee about "rank" democracy. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2023 #1

The fall of our status as a democracy is the Republican agenda. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2023 #2

"We want the human condition to flourish" translated William Seger Nov 2023 #6

Fuck Off Fascist.. Cha Nov 2023 #3

Pure democracy is the way to defeat the tyranny of J_William_Ryan Nov 2023 #4

Fun fact: Whoever has political power will use it to their own advantage William Seger Nov 2023 #5

The last thing republicans want is to represent Emile Nov 2023 #8

Rather than represent what the people actually want Bluesaph Nov 2023 #10