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RaulVB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 04:29 PM Original message |
Is this a democracy or not? |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think Benjamin Franklin put it like this... |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 08:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Funny how many people confuse democracy and republic |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. And to reply to my own post |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 09:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. So did we keep our republic ? |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. No, not a true democracy..... |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 09:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Not true,..turnout was 59.6% so Bush got about 30% of |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. No it was just a dream we had |
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MatrixEscape (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. A Political Oligarchy |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm not really a democracy, I just play one on TV. |
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Karenca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
8. a monarchy...a B*sh family monarchy nt |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 10:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. worse than that, the Saudi Royals own the US, the Bush's run it for them |
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Splinter Cell (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-04 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. Is it a democracy? Nope. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. Nope. It's an auction! |
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GetTheRightVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 10:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I hope it comes back again because it was a country worth living in |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-04 10:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I agree. I hope so too, GTRV. |
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