Amnesigenic

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 46 minutes ago

A 1 to 1 vote to citizen ratio that is the actual determining factor in decision making, the electoral college alone completely destroys any argument for the US being a democracy just by existing, and we've had that bullshit running since day one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 49 minutes ago* (last edited 48 minutes ago)
  1. Incorrect, fixed definitions don't stay fixed forever, that doesn't mean they aren't fixed right now. Words mean things, if a word changes meaning in a generation or two or five it'll mean fuck all for you right here and now.

  2. The US is not a democracy at all and never was. It was arguably at various points in time a representative republic, not a particularly good one but that's not part of the definition.

  3. I don't care what you think, I know you're using the term loosely that's my point, fucking duh

[–] [email protected] -2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago

Just because they're polite doesn't mean they're not wrong, and if they can't handle being told so then your talking with them isn't going to get anything done anyway

[–] [email protected] 0 points 14 hours ago (6 children)

Literally all communication depends on how you define the terms you use, that's the whole point of having fixed definitions for words, and the US absolutely does not fit any reasonable definition of a democracy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago

The second one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago (8 children)

The US has never been a democracy, we've never been a particularly equitable representative republic either and our government was designed this way on purpose

[–] [email protected] 13 points 17 hours ago

Because none of those other people want to. The only reason they even allow Bernie to do as much as he does is to placate progressive liberals, if they didn't folks might start figuring out that reform doesn't work.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 17 hours ago (9 children)

If Bernie fucking Sanders is too far left for you then you're definitely part of the problem

[–] [email protected] 0 points 18 hours ago

Actual fake news

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