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Originally posted by Hauldren Collider
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HC, I'm seriously considering PM'ing Kuci and ask him to give you a good beating, though, when he reads this he will do it automatically
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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I seriously doubt that, since I am actually correct about the definitions of those words.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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To be fair, historians centuries from now would probably describe the American Republic as a plutocracy.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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Yes, he deserves a beating for making a true statement that you can't refute.Originally posted by BlackCat View PostHC, I'm seriously considering PM'ing Kuci and ask him to give you a good beating, though, when he reads this he will do it automaticallyComment
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You're an idiot. Truly.Originally posted by gribbler View Post
The technical description for the form of government we have is a Constitutional Republic and you know this full well. It's middle school civics."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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Nobility = upper class + titles. In the case where titles are meaningless, nobility = upper class.
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GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.Comment
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No, you are an idiot for thinking anything that doesn't resemble ancient Athens isn't a "democracy". I never claimed the US isn't a "constitutional republic". (Don't capitalize it unless you want to look stupid.)Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View PostComment
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We are a Constitutional Republic!!!!Originally posted by gribbler View Post
Holy crap stop arguing for the sake of arguing. Your defense of wealth earlier is proof you do it because I know you're a freaking liberal."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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This is exactly like arguing whether the Soviet Union was communist or socialist. If you aren't Che, the answer is communist. In this case, if you aren't Alby, the US is a democracy.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Imagine a Venn diagram with one circle for "democracy" and another for "republic". I know this is getting a little abstract but I think you can handle it. The US is inside both circles.Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View PostComment
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Originally posted by gribbler View Post
Bet that HC always deserves a beating. Though, I'm still rigth because an american upper class billionarie are similiar to a Lord or whatever the title would be. The only difference is that a yank isn't sired by a king.
The problem is that yank "nobility" can manipulate american democracy just as they want.With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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Well, Jon Miller explained it better
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
Steven WeinbergComment
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Hey the USSR was a democracy and republic, too! So is China!Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
Nope unless you expand the definition of democracy. A democracy doesn't have to be direct; it can be representative. The key point is that it is purely majoritarian. There's no check on the majority; no Supreme Court in a representative democracy.Originally posted by gribbler View Post
We are a constitutional republic.
The term 'democracy' is never used once in the Constitution. Article IV, Section 4, however, reads "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government"
The Federalist Papers further demonstrate the attitude of our founding fathers."Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben KenobiComment
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You are truly stupid. It doesn't matter what the Supreme Court thinks if the public decides to amend the Constitution. The US wasn't a democracy when the founding fathers were alive because they set up a system where only rich white men could vote.Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View Post
China might be a republic (I don't really care whether it is or isn't) but it obviously isn't a democracy.Comment
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Man, those were the days [/heraclitus]Originally posted by gribbler View PostIf there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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