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Bullet1987 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:26 AM Original message |
Do We Still live in a Democratic Society? |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. Modern America is a plutocracy. |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's Controlled Anarchy. |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's been a very, very long time since we have lived |
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evenso (113 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. More people realize liberal ideas are the right ones. |
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TTUBatfan2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's not just Wall Street that owns America... |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. A simple test: |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Completely agree. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. We never did |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. The Senate is for the STATES, not the People. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-04-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. But it's anti-Democratic |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. Nope. Back in the day, state legislatures drafted the articles of incorporation |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Not true because in that day the vast majority was disenfranchised |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. No. We live in an oligarchy. |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. Campaign Finance Reform and Education should be the Highest Priorities |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. Depends on your definition of Democracy. We have NEVER lived in the democracy |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
14. No. Not a democratic society nor plutocracy, though sort of. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 09:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. "It's basically a corporate dictatorship." |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-03-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
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