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Re:The Unmarked Federal Agents Occupying Washington, D.C by kryogen1c on Friday June 05, 2020 @01:34PM (#23431288)
he corrected wrong information. how exactly is that not adding to the discussion?
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Re:The Unmarked Federal Agents Occupying Washington, D.C by brainfog on Friday June 05, 2020 @01:56PM (#23431618)
Words don't have to be used literally. Everyone knew exactly what the original poster meant by democracy. Well-actually'ing on obvious things like this is just tiresome.
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Re:The Unmarked Federal Agents Occupying Washington, D.C by enraged_camel on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:15PM (#23432644)
It is pedantry of the worst sort: derails the discussion without adding anything of substance to it.
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Re:The Unmarked Federal Agents Occupying Washington, D.C by jakeogh on Saturday June 06, 2020 @02:56AM (#23437359)
It's not a trivial distinction. A republic protects the _inalienable_ rights of the minority. It's not up to anyone. It's the reason a creator is valuable to even atheists.
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