• knightly@pawb.social
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          11 days ago

          This, but unironically.

          America is a country that carefully maintains the appearance of democracy with none of the substance.

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            11 days ago

            See people who can only speak in extremes lose me instantly. When you say “none of the substance”, you remove the chance of a productive conversation because of course there is some level of democracy

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                11 days ago

                We have never been a pure democracy so this is just as stupid and pointless as I said. You’re arguing with an imaginary point of view.

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                  11 days ago

                  “We’ve never been a pure democracy” sure sounds like “No True Scottsman” to me. More like oligopoly, than any kind of democracy, really.

                  But hey, don’t listen to me. I didn’t moderate my rhetoric to your preferred tone while casting aspersions at the Holy Democracy of America. XD

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                    11 days ago

                    sure sounds like “No True Scottsman”

                    You should learn what that means before you use it

                    moderate my rhetoric to your preferred tone

                    That’s what we call just telling the truth now? Cool