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+1000 Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #1
When we first attempted this democratic experiment, we were relatively better educated. lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #2
I know very little about pop culture SHRED Apr 2019 #3
I'm still stuck in the 1960s. trev Apr 2019 #13
I miss it also SHRED Apr 2019 #16
When it was the white men who were educated? n/t cynatnite Apr 2019 #5
And voted. The men who thought up this system were far, far better able to understand it than 90% lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #6
Oh, yeah, we couldn't vote then and slave life sucked. Got it. n/t cynatnite Apr 2019 #8
The Electoral College was to allow the informed to override the masses bigbrother05 Apr 2019 #7
It takes time to educate and move political cultures. Politicians like Pelosi know this. empedocles Apr 2019 #4
Once upon a time the American labor force voted for Democrats. SMC22307 Apr 2019 #9
Yes, but until Johnson trev Apr 2019 #17
You're entirely skipping over Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt... SMC22307 Apr 2019 #18
True. Didn't think about that.... trev Apr 2019 #20
When TV first was available Ferryboat Apr 2019 #10
Think Roman Empire. roamer65 Apr 2019 #11
Propagandists have caused this FiveGoodMen Apr 2019 #12
Low-Information voters Books_Tea_Alone Apr 2019 #14
All lies and jests moondust Apr 2019 #15
I remember looking at an old test my dad had to take in 8th grade. It was definitely college level. monmouth4 Apr 2019 #19
Idiocracy n/t AwakeAtLast Apr 2019 #21
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