Valosaur
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I am an American who likes to think about things. I love chocolate and puppies. I am part dinosaur.
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Sage words 👏👏👏
December 4, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Sage words 👏👏👏
An article I wrote asking what it would actually mean to have a republic that is not a democracy.
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A Republic Without Democracy Inevitably Devolves into Despotism
I’ve heard it repeated that we are not a democracy but a republic. But what would it actually look like to be a republic without…
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December 4, 2024 at 7:35 PM
An article I wrote asking what it would actually mean to have a republic that is not a democracy.
medium.com/@Vilizabeam/...
medium.com/@Vilizabeam/...
This book adds some perspective as to how the U.S. got where it is today.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the Am…
How a notorious far right organization set the Republic…
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November 25, 2024 at 10:27 PM
This book adds some perspective as to how the U.S. got where it is today.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
The evolution of the far right:
McCarthyism -> John Birch Society -> Tea Party -> MAGA
McCarthyism -> John Birch Society -> Tea Party -> MAGA
November 25, 2024 at 1:31 AM
The evolution of the far right:
McCarthyism -> John Birch Society -> Tea Party -> MAGA
McCarthyism -> John Birch Society -> Tea Party -> MAGA
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Is it our civic duty as American citizens to acknowledge that the US is a democracy? Let me know what you think.
www.quora.com/Is-it-our-ci...
www.quora.com/Is-it-our-ci...
Is it our civic duty to acknowledge that we are a democracy?
Answer (1 of 10): I have no good reason why some less educated Americans claim to know the difference between a “constitutional republic” and a democratic republic with a constitutional government… Ma...
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November 19, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Is it our civic duty as American citizens to acknowledge that the US is a democracy? Let me know what you think.
www.quora.com/Is-it-our-ci...
www.quora.com/Is-it-our-ci...
No one should be above the law - especially not Donald Trump! Support the No Kings Act by signing this petition to counteract Trump's immunity!
action.aclu.org/send-message...
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Tell Congress: America Elects Presidents, Not Kings
The Supreme Court declared that criminal law doesn’t apply when you’re Donald Trump or any other president using the powers of the office. Demand a constitutional amendment now.
action.aclu.org
November 18, 2024 at 10:15 PM
No one should be above the law - especially not Donald Trump! Support the No Kings Act by signing this petition to counteract Trump's immunity!
action.aclu.org/send-message...
action.aclu.org/send-message...
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Tolerance is a crime when applied to evil.
November 17, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Tolerance is a crime when applied to evil.
After tiring of people telling me the US is a republic, not a democracy I wrote this.
medium.com/@Vilizabeam/...
medium.com/@Vilizabeam/...
Yes, the U.S. is a Republic — It is also a Democracy
There has been a recent trend in public discourse of insisting that the U.S. is not a democracy but a republic. This assertion is based on…
medium.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:19 PM
After tiring of people telling me the US is a republic, not a democracy I wrote this.
medium.com/@Vilizabeam/...
medium.com/@Vilizabeam/...
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Release the Gaetz report.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
November 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Release the Gaetz report.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
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