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RE: Democracy fails...
March 24, 2015 at 1:18 pm
(March 15, 2015 at 8:47 pm)Lek Wrote: Democracies and democratic republics, or any form government for that matter, are only as good as the people who comprise them. If the people of nation are immoral, then they will elect immoral people. I'd rather live under a benevolent dictator than in a corrupt democracy.

Seriously, dude?

And there I was thinking, you're one of the saner ones. I know it's been quite some time since you posted that, but what's your take on a "benevolent dictator"? Who's gonna appoint him and who's gonna boot his ass out of office once he doesn't meet expectations?
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Democracy fails... - by lifesagift - March 15, 2015 at 5:21 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Dystopia - March 15, 2015 at 5:59 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by downbeatplumb - March 24, 2015 at 1:08 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Thumpalumpacus - March 24, 2015 at 1:32 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by downbeatplumb - March 24, 2015 at 1:38 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Anomalocaris - March 24, 2015 at 1:55 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Thumpalumpacus - March 24, 2015 at 8:23 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Chad32 - March 15, 2015 at 6:20 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by lifesagift - March 15, 2015 at 6:29 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 15, 2015 at 6:32 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by lifesagift - March 15, 2015 at 6:56 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by abaris - March 15, 2015 at 7:11 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 15, 2015 at 9:26 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Chad32 - March 15, 2015 at 8:35 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Lek - March 15, 2015 at 8:47 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Dystopia - March 15, 2015 at 8:52 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Anomalocaris - March 15, 2015 at 9:29 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Chad32 - March 15, 2015 at 9:58 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by JuliaL - March 24, 2015 at 1:02 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by abaris - March 24, 2015 at 1:18 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by downbeatplumb - March 24, 2015 at 1:30 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Nope - March 24, 2015 at 1:25 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Tonus - March 24, 2015 at 1:39 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by abaris - March 24, 2015 at 2:43 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Anomalocaris - March 24, 2015 at 4:08 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Dystopia - March 24, 2015 at 4:15 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Anomalocaris - March 24, 2015 at 4:19 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Cato - March 24, 2015 at 1:26 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Thumpalumpacus - March 24, 2015 at 1:39 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by mralstoner - March 15, 2015 at 9:06 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Smaug - March 15, 2015 at 9:07 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Minimalist - March 24, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Anomalocaris - March 24, 2015 at 12:59 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by FatAndFaithless - March 24, 2015 at 1:02 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Anomalocaris - March 24, 2015 at 1:07 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Chad32 - March 24, 2015 at 1:11 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Anomalocaris - March 24, 2015 at 1:26 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Dystopia - March 24, 2015 at 3:03 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Fidel_Castronaut - March 24, 2015 at 4:19 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Anomalocaris - March 24, 2015 at 4:32 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Dystopia - March 24, 2015 at 4:23 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Fidel_Castronaut - March 24, 2015 at 4:29 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Fidel_Castronaut - March 24, 2015 at 6:13 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by abaris - March 24, 2015 at 6:16 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Anomalocaris - March 24, 2015 at 6:25 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Fidel_Castronaut - March 24, 2015 at 6:28 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Fidel_Castronaut - March 24, 2015 at 6:27 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by Anomalocaris - March 24, 2015 at 7:19 pm
RE: Democracy fails... - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 24, 2015 at 7:42 pm

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