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It has never been a democracy, it was an oligarchy from the beginning.
watching libs shrink into a corncob when I use this argument to defend the DPRK
Correct it is not a democracy, it's a republic
Read some political literature like Obama's autobiography
A republic that only rich white males could participate in. With a group of oligarchs (the senate) given permanent veto power. The window dressing has changed over the years, but the power dynamic has not.
And fuck Obama and his off-white smiley face mask stretched over the dead skull of imperialism.