Koios
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And they were so much smarter when they elected Bush, huh? It was just a sudden virus of dumbass, huh?
Nope. Just what we in democratic republics assume is hopefully best: choice of the People.
It's obviously not best to allow numskulls like to choose how our country is run. That's the fatal flaw in democracy, not its strength. Allowing the stupid to run the country is the reason that democracies inevitably implode.
Perhaps. But our little experiment in what Cicero thought was a good idea, is still around. And whadaya know. It's a military, political and economic power the world had yet to see. Double the GDP of China, with fewer than half as many people. But they, like you, are none too keen on democracy. How's your Cantonese?
Meanwhile, what other parts of the Constitution do ya'll wish were not in it?