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J_William_Ryan

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7. "How did a vibrant, powerful, wealthy democratic republic descend into a dictatorship in less than a year?"

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:12 PM

Sep 15

The consequence of democracy’s greatest flaw: the voters – their fear, ignorance, and stupidity; their racism, bigotry, and hate.

The people are ultimately responsible for the bad government they get.

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How did this happen? [View all] AverageOldGuy Sep 15 OP

We were warned. We knew what wss kacekwl Sep 15 #1

And the Republicans knew what they were doing. markodochartaigh Sep 15 #3

"Or, markodochartaigh Sep 15 #2

when you allow someone who could not pass a background check to be president Skittles Sep 15 #4

I'll go with the third choice. Eko Sep 15 #5

Read your history. usonian Sep 15 #6

"How did a vibrant, powerful, wealthy democratic republic descend into a dictatorship in less than a year?" J_William_Ryan Sep 15 #7

People didn't think it could get so bad or they could ride it out newdeal2 Sep 15 #8

Fourth option exists for some BWdem4life Sep 15 #9

less than a year? it took decades unblock Sep 16 #10