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[-] superkret@feddit.org 19 points 11 hours ago

When no one plays by the rules anymore, and people on both sides accept that, your democracy is dead and buried.

[-] harsh3466@lemmy.ml 12 points 8 hours ago

Hot tip. Our democracy is already dead and buried.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 15 points 10 hours ago

Why is that onus is on the Democrats only? What did they achieve by taking the high road all this time?

[-] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 6 points 8 hours ago

What did this achieve? You're cheering for nothing.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

What did this achieve?

Peace for someone unfairly hounded?

[-] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 10 hours ago

The supreme court put Bush in office in 2000. Democracy has been dead and buried for decades. It's just theater at this point

[-] atro_city@fedia.io -2 points 9 hours ago

your democracy is dead and buried

I'll let you in on a secret: I'm not a USAmerican.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

I don't think they meant you specifically..

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