I've seen a lot of stupid fucking discourse lately about righties insisting the US is a 'constitutional republic', as if that phrase means anything, and lib clapbacks about how its an democratic republic, with indirect democracy. And, like, obviously its all a meaningless debate about word definitions, since regardless of anything else the US is, technically speaking, fucked.

By is this push just wholly started by right-wingers to try to 'debunk' people wanting to get rid of the electoral college? The whole debate just seems pointless to me, as I really don't see why it would matter either way. But the way the 'debate' surged up seemingly out of nowhere makes me think its propaganda of some type, but I don't really even know what its propaganda for.

  • kristina [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    ive been hearing it for a long time. its some sort of stupid republican vs democrat feud

    socialists must transcend the discussion :kim-drip-too-hard:

    • Alaskaball [comrade/them]A
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      2 years ago

      We transcend it by calling the system what it actually is: an oligarchy of the oligopoly :wtf-am-i-reading: