On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:30:13 +0000, Larry wrote:

Richard Casady wrote in
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Of course, the US was not a democracy.



It never will be as long as computerized, hacked voting machines are how
citizens choose....and as long as the monied elite get to choose which of
their lawyers are on the ballot, controlling both sides of the conflict.

It's all an illusion to keep the masses in line.


Larry, the "gentry" have always had a major effect on how governments
have been run; and always will. It is simply a fact of life. The
largest land owner, or richest man, in the county does have a major
effect on how things are run in the county. It is a matter of
economics, if nothing else.

The myth that the "common man" really counts is simply that, a myth
designed to keep the peasants peaceful, not because anyone really
cares about the serfs but because if the serfs are running in the
streets they aren't out picking the cotton and money isn't being made.

The Russian revolution should serve as a perfect example of how
politics actually work. A "revolution made in the name of the
proletariat which enthroned one of the most savage dictators in
history.


Bruce

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