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bucolic_frolic

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2. America is capitalism's survival-of-the-fittest political test case

Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 08:06 AM

Sep 14

Monarchies questioned democracy's durability since the beginning. A nation of laws and amorphous power. No stability. no ruling class. We were always susceptible to dictatorship, it was just a matter of time before the loopholes could be plumbed and exploited.

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Brazil Stopped Its Trump. It's Pathetic that We Couldn't Stop Ours. [View all] Mr. Sparkle Sep 14 OP

We had Merrick Garland who basically killed the country. Thanks asshole! Blues Heron Sep 14 #1

America is capitalism's survival-of-the-fittest political test case bucolic_frolic Sep 14 #2

I must admit... stevegc Sep 14 #3

When the system is two parties The Madcap Sep 14 #4