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Why rural voters don’t vote Democratic anymore
David Horn Offline
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12-08-2016, 02:17 PM
(12-06-2016, 11:09 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:
(12-06-2016, 04:41 PM)Odin Wrote: A strong government is a necessary protector of the masses against elites wishing to create an outright oligarchy.

Oh come on.  GHWBush then GWBush then Jeb?  Bill then Hillary then Chelsea?  The government was already an outright oligarchy, hereditary no less.

Democracy can't guarantee us that stupidity won't happen, but it makes it possible to avoid it.  Without it, plutocrats and oligarchs have free reign.  Since power abhors a vacuum, and you are recommending just that, then you must be OK with the plutocrats and oligarchs.

FWIW, we tried Feudalism, and it didn't work all that well for the 99.9%.
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RE: Why rural voters don’t vote Democratic anymore - by David Horn - 12-08-2016, 02:17 PM

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