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“It seems like every cycle we say that and we kind of mean it but this time I think we are in a category change where I believe the United States and the way that we think about ourselves as a nation has not been in danger like this since 1865. I think the only comparable moment to this was the Civil War,” he tells The New Abnormal co-host Danielle Moodie.

  • footfaults [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    I would only note that the people who do the "We're a Republic, not a democracy" bit only say this because it justifies the repression and disenfranchisement. It's a feature, not a bug, to them.

    Even on the ground of their own choosing, most Americans do not actually want democracy, and they never did.

    • Luft@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, agreed. Really irks me and I’ve been hearing it alot. Hence my earlier sarcasm.

      I don’t think it’s most americans though, idt most are active in politics lol

      • iie [they/them, he/him]
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        1 year ago

        I agree with you, it's not most americans.

        around 70% of Americans want single-payer healthcare, and under a democracy they would have it

        I think the dorks aggressively defending the status quo online tend to be well-off, whether liberals or conservatives.