• danc4498@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Oh, but were not a democracy, were a constitutional republic hardy har har har har

    • my republican friends.
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      15 days ago

      we’re a constitutional federal republic, with democratically elected representatives, but a plutocracy, in practice

      • me, a political science pedant of highest/worst order
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          15 days ago

          FilthyHookerSpit

          Discount for you, but on one condition:

          You gotta spit on all of my tankie “friends” over at lemmy.ml, hexbear, and lemmygrad and say, “This service was prepaid, and I made a handsome profit, ultimately at your expense and exploitation.”