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“We’ve Become Now an Oligarchy Instead of a Democracy” - President Jimmy Carter (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So funny he says this as if it wasn't always that way. I can't tell if these people know the history of this country and are lying through their teeth or if they are genuinely just ignorant

[–] isles 6 points 1 month ago

3rd option could be he realized most people bought the propaganda and he'd convince more people if he indicated it changed along the way. "We were a democracy but now we're not" is a shorter bridge to walk than "everything you've learned about the US isn't correct"

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