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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
103. just out of curiosity...
Tue Aug 19, 2014, 08:37 AM
Aug 2014

Did you know that Miracle Whip is actually made by normal physical processes?

That Chock Full O' Nuts is coffee, and contains no nuts?

Yeah, we noticed. nt alsame Aug 2014 #1
Never were yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #113
We are a Republic government AlbertCat Aug 2014 #114
If it makes you feel better yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #119
Please don't express that outside of DU. We are loving, others may not humor you. AlbertCat Aug 2014 #121
But responsiveness is lower than even 40 years ago. newthinking Aug 2014 #123
4 month old story. Indydem Aug 2014 #2
We were supposed to be a democratic republic. n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #9
Funny how that part always gets left out by some folks n/t JimDandy Aug 2014 #20
Actually, we were founded as a constitutional republic... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #33
but if it had no democratic features there would be no elections at all betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #36
A constitutional republic has elected representatives... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #37
North Korea calls itself a peoples republic betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #40
There's actually nothing democratic about any Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #42
Actually, there was plenty that was socialist about the National Socialists. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #106
A constitutionally controlled, democratic republic. None of that holds true today. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #55
Who cares as long as our team wins! cui bono Aug 2014 #85
America is a pure authoritarian society. Winning may not be everything rhett o rick Aug 2014 #86
For those in power. cui bono Aug 2014 #88
HA! SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #102
Every country is an oligarchy if you think about. cstanleytech Aug 2014 #93
Weird that right-wingers are so enthralled by the "democracy/republic" thing. DanTex Aug 2014 #24
I know.. as if there existed any distinction of one or the other. We are not either, and haven't 2banon Aug 2014 #78
Vaguely. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #26
+1 daleanime Aug 2014 #53
Actually, they don't even represent the plutocrats and corporations. JayhawkSD Aug 2014 #95
And the fact we're not a democracy, though we claim to spread democracy, valerief Aug 2014 #39
+1 million Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #56
Sad but true. agbdf Aug 2014 #3
Welcome to DU, agbdf! calimary Aug 2014 #19
+ a lot. N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2014 #115
DUH are ya just figuring this out? Vincardog Aug 2014 #4
My First Thought Exactly! Leith Aug 2014 #12
This just makes it official. Like a death certificate ~nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2014 #13
Pretty damning betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #5
AFAIK, we have always been a republic, ruled by plutocrats. merrily Aug 2014 #6
Never was ... oldhippie Aug 2014 #7
They didn't say democracy "no longer exists." frazzled Aug 2014 #8
Regular elections ... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2014 #118
We provide Democracy Lessons to black and brown and hispanic countries on a daily basis. Ingrates libdem4life Aug 2014 #10
Democracy has been dead in this country for many years now. Liberal_from_va34 Aug 2014 #11
True. And welcome to DU. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #62
K&R!!! This is what I have been talking about. It's pretty clear even w/o a study that if Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #14
Publicly Funded Elections are an excellent idea. They would go a long way toward getting the Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #63
If it's illegal, then they can be jailed, assuming of course we have an AG willing to go after them. Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #82
None of what you stated will change unless it is forced to. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2014 #65
Yup! Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #81
I think this was posted 2-3 times last week Doctor_J Aug 2014 #15
Boy I'm sure glad they did that study , I would never have figured that myself . geretogo Aug 2014 #16
From the Dept of NS, S. WinkyDink Aug 2014 #17
K&R Zorra Aug 2014 #18
This was a rather captain obvious moment. tymorial Aug 2014 #21
So true. lpbk2713 Aug 2014 #22
Still... Blue_Adept Aug 2014 #30
No kidding Princeton. It never was, it is a Republic that was created by slave owners. n/t 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #23
Now a banana Republic. nt ErikJ Aug 2014 #31
a democratic republic is the proper phrase. nt xchrom Aug 2014 #32
Constitutional Republic... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #35
Ridiculous claim betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #43
Read up on democratic republics... Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #44
What would you recommend as a source Von Mises betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #47
A simple google search of countries listed as democratic republics Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #49
Ok so you can't produce any. n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #52
Produce any what? Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #60
Self-labelled is meaningless. DanTex Aug 2014 #69
I'm not disagreeing with the premise of the OP. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2014 #71
He thinks Scotch Tape comes from Scotland jberryhill Aug 2014 #101
and countries that start with "green" are in fact covered with glaciers jberryhill Aug 2014 #104
just out of curiosity... jberryhill Aug 2014 #103
We live in a federal republic. Rex Aug 2014 #111
This. YoungDemCA Aug 2014 #41
It's no secret that some of the Founders inherited plantations and slaves, btw. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #58
It's no secret that some of the Founders inherited plantations and slaves, btw. AlbertCat Aug 2014 #117
Only a small number of the founders were actual slave owners, though. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #50
Whatever you call it, our political/economic/legal system is completely fucked Taitertots Aug 2014 #25
That Puts Us In The Same Boat As Russia n/t DallasNE Aug 2014 #27
Plutocracy at last! Laughing Mirror Aug 2014 #28
I think we have moved on to kleptocracy. kairos12 Aug 2014 #72
Kind of like Mexico, or any banana republic where the income inequality is off the charts nt ErikJ Aug 2014 #29
Yes--that's the US. The biggest banana republic there is. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #64
Was this the same study that was going around F4lconF16 Aug 2014 #34
All through Central and South America ever since the Munroe Doctrine we have been setting up,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #38
Indeed! Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #67
Long live plutocracy! Can one of them give me some money to go to the dentist? Comrade Grumpy Aug 2014 #45
Bernie Sanders has been stating this very fact, over & over, for at least a few YEARS now. nt NorthCarolina Aug 2014 #46
Yep, and that makes him one of the few true liberals. nt Nay Aug 2014 #124
This is where Republicans I knew, back in the pre-tea party days, would claim Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #48
^^ Best summation. People choose Spam or baloney. Or stay home. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #126
Duh... ReRe Aug 2014 #51
We have been in decline for about 35 years.... Kalidurga Aug 2014 #54
-- and they neede a study for this? It never was a democracy. it was a democratic republic. Hoppy Aug 2014 #57
Gosh! Ya don't say. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #59
Tell the SCOTUS. They all care. Ilsa Aug 2014 #61
In other late breaking news, water is wet. blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #66
Aristotle predicted this. ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #68
Dick Cheney says "So?" nt stillwaiting Aug 2014 #70
And Ted Cruz calls Princeton writers, Pinkos. DhhD Aug 2014 #90
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #73
Fascism. JEB Aug 2014 #74
Don't need no stinking Princeton study to know that. Fucking DUH! L0oniX Aug 2014 #75
corporate health care laws, monstanto laws, trade agreements, spying are all evidence whereisjustice Aug 2014 #76
ironic that a 4 year degree at Princeton w/ room & board is about $200,000, you know whereisjustice Aug 2014 #77
k/r 840high Aug 2014 #79
Well it's 'bout time Princeton started listenen' to Thom Hartmann! chknltl Aug 2014 #80
This comes under the category of LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #83
US is not a Democracy... nikto Aug 2014 #84
The answer to WHY America is not a Democracy was provided above nikto Aug 2014 #87
And they used data from 1981 to 2002. Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #89
It's for things like this that we need a "duh" forum. tavalon Aug 2014 #91
That's pretty much what laundry_queen Aug 2014 #96
it never was niyad Aug 2014 #92
That explains everything, doesn't it? nt OnyxCollie Aug 2014 #94
So it took a study from Princeton to tell us something the the left has known for decades? YOHABLO Aug 2014 #97
They only pretended to be a Democracy anyway while Communism was a threat. harun Aug 2014 #98
The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Aug 2014 #99
Thanks Princeton for telling us the obvious! McCamy Taylor Aug 2014 #100
I have no hope. I see no future. n/t Hotler Aug 2014 #105
Not sure how much of a Democracy people can expect if they don’t vote and don’t pay attention to Chathamization Aug 2014 #107
You're kidding!!!!! heaven05 Aug 2014 #108
No shit, Sherlock CanonRay Aug 2014 #109
Yeah knew that since Reagan destroyed the nation. Rex Aug 2014 #110
It all boils down to Enoki33 Aug 2014 #112
Who cares? JUST VOTE!!!111!!!!!1 nt Romulox Aug 2014 #116
all empires eventually fail. Hubris, greed, overreach - we are seeing it all and more. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2014 #120
American democracy was killed by the SCOTUS the day they selected Shrub to be resident. lark Aug 2014 #122
It never was an actual democracy, you Princeton "brainiacs". roamer65 Aug 2014 #125
Shocked, I tell you, shocked. Who woulda' ever thunk the policies of the government of, by, and for indepat Aug 2014 #127
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