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dalton99a

(88,179 posts) Fri Jan 10, 2025, 11:28 AM Jan 2025

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The United States should quit preaching democracy and justice to other countries. [View all]

Our system is garbage, and everyone in the world knows it

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The United States should quit preaching democracy and justice to other countries. [View all] dalton99a Jan 2025 OP

"Americans dreaded democracy and contrived their constitution against it." Lord Acton Ping Tung Jan 2025 #1

It is now government of billionaires, for billionaires, and by billionaires dalton99a Jan 2025 #2

Or, perhaps more accurately: Mister Ed Jan 2025 #41

I am so disappointed with our country for re electing 🍊💩🤡 as president 🤮 kimbutgar Jan 2025 #3

I completely agree get the red out Jan 2025 #4

💯 Six117 Jan 2025 #5

We were all raised up on tremendous lies. 1WorldHope Jan 2025 #6

Having all Americans read La Coliniere Jan 2025 #14

Yes for all of Zinn's work mountain grammy Jan 2025 #19

We were taught history from only the White European perspective. wnylib Jan 2025 #18

Where have we spread democracy? tenderfoot Jan 2025 #7

Why Iraq, El Salvador, for example. AllyCat Jan 2025 #15

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan ...... reACTIONary Jan 2025 #20

South Korea only allowed elections starting in 1988 because the IOC told them they'd lose the Seoul AZLD4Candidate Jan 2025 #23

I didn't say we snapped our fingers and, poof... Democracy! The world... reACTIONary Jan 2025 #39

as a history teacher and a phd in history, i beg to differ. but again, i've learned know nothing about my chosen field AZLD4Candidate Jan 2025 #40

I guess I will be in the minority of this one. William769 Jan 2025 #8

Not to mention that our idea of spreading democracy to other countries involves.... Crowman2009 Jan 2025 #9

The American electorate WILLINGLY gave up our democracy and the rule of law on November 5, 2024. nt Frank D. Lincoln Jan 2025 #10

Yes, but fundamental flaws in our constitution greased the skids Mysterian Jan 2025 #24

I agree. I don't think our system is garbage, but it has been played by some very wealthy people. Martin68 Jan 2025 #11

I've said it before and I will say it again. We've lost the right to complain about other countries tornado34jh Jan 2025 #12

The contradictions have been seen for a long time DSandra Jan 2025 #21

I think we did stop a long time ago. AllyCat Jan 2025 #13

+1. Our political system at the federal level is utterly undemocratic and hopelessly corrupt dalton99a Jan 2025 #17

We will--just as soon as The Felon is sworn in. n/t lastlib Jan 2025 #16

The goal was to dismantle and weaken democracy as a form of government. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #22

You get your wish! Bobstandard Jan 2025 #25

Democracy at the point of an M16... it's the American Way. WarGamer Jan 2025 #26

"Profs Martin Gilens (Princeton) & Benjamin Page (Northwestern) snot Jan 2025 #27

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Winston Churchill quote: Dave Bowman Jan 2025 #28

The Nordic countries are consistently the happiest people on the planet LearnedHand Jan 2025 #37

Get rid of electoral college Hoosier_Progressiv Jan 2025 #29

We should definitely stop trying to impose it on other countries Seeking Serenity Jan 2025 #30

This may sound too simple. state of stupid Jan 2025 #31

We should be celebrating! Crime is now LEGAL! Freedom and Anarchy have prevailed! bucolic_frolic Jan 2025 #32

They haven't had this right for decades now ThePartyThatListens Jan 2025 #33

i have been saying that for a long time but have been falling on deaf ears . same thing with "christianity" AllaN01Bear Jan 2025 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author William769 Jan 2025 #36

THIS malaise Jan 2025 #38