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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:53 AM Original message |
Poll question: How does a democracy evolve into an oligarchy? |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. Interesting question. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
2. By compromise. |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. It has always been an "oligarchy". The "democracy" thing has been |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. Other |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. Money,advertising and gerrymandering (nt) |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. ...and greed. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
7. either or a combination, not necessarily both |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
8. When it was never democracy in the first place. It only looked like it because of |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. Stack the supreme court with ultra right wing assholes then appoint |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
10. Wouldn't that be considered DEvolving? |
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