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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

When no one plays by the rules anymore, and people on both sides accept that, your democracy is dead and buried.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why is that onus is on the Democrats only? What did they achieve by taking the high road all this time?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What did this achieve? You're cheering for nothing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

What did this achieve?

Peace for someone unfairly hounded?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

Hot tip. Our democracy is already dead and buried.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

The supreme court put Bush in office in 2000. Democracy has been dead and buried for decades. It's just theater at this point

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

your democracy is dead and buried

I'll let you in on a secret: I'm not a USAmerican.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

I don't think they meant you specifically..