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randye
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NOV 14, 10:56 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
As has always been postulated, democracy as a form of government (even as a democratic republic) is but an experiment.
History will eventually write the results, LONG after even the youngest among us is but dust..
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Having spent my entire life as a citizen of a Constitutional Republic, I am not familiar with life in a democratic republic.
I have visited a few former "People's Democratic Republics".
They were just Communist.
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MidEngineManiac
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NOV 14, 10:59 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Lots of people here (including a guy named under8ed about 13 1/2 years ago) thought the same thing.
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So did a bunch of guys in 1776.
I thought they did pretty good.[This message has been edited by MidEngineManiac (edited 11-14-2020).]
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maryjane
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NOV 14, 11:08 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by randye:
Having spent my entire life as a citizen of a Constitutional Republic, I am not familiar with life in a democratic republic.
I have visited a few former "People's Democratic Republics".
They were just Communist. |
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Yep, a lot of tyrant led governments have tried (and still do) pass themselves of as democratic republics. The first thing thenewly annointed tyrant does is throw out the very constitution that allowed him (her) to rise to power in the first place.
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maryjane
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NOV 14, 11:20 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by MidEngineManiac:
So did a bunch of guys in 1776.
I thought they did pretty good.
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Emphasis on 'they'.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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NOV 15, 12:18 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Not as free as some might think.
[i][COLOR=#C0C0C0]How is that going?
The free speech mandate touted by Parler is not as straightforward as it seems. One item in its terms of service tells users they can be billed for any losses or damages attributed to what they post on Parler. Leftists and liberals say they are already being banned from the app for content the conservative, free-speech-loving user base disagrees with.
Content can also be removed for violating Parler policy. If content is reported, it is sent to a “jury portal” for review by members of the community. That jury is made up of “volunteer, verified Parleyers”, who participate in regular training sessions.
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Yeah, I was worried this was going to happen. Now we have two competing similar sites on total opposite ends of the spectrum.
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maryjane
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NOV 15, 12:24 AM
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2 separate choirs, each preaching to themselves.
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MidEngineManiac
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NOV 15, 03:37 PM
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