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August 19, 2025 at 12:51 pm
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@joeyg283
August 19, 2025 at 1:13 pm
Well said. 💯
@jerrygrinnell2290
August 19, 2025 at 1:14 pm
*constitutional republic *
@jf-jx4ym
August 19, 2025 at 3:20 pm
Is Democracy More cruel than other ways,towards other living things… if it exists?
@RobertSteiner-tl2wz
August 19, 2025 at 6:37 pm
We are a constitutional republic not a democracy, what is the point of the Ted talk.
@toddgardner2826
August 19, 2025 at 7:42 pm
Democracy is “mob rule,” and the mob is brutal and vicious. I like our constitutional republic.
@Nichole8609
August 19, 2025 at 10:24 pm
Timothy Snyder has taught me so much about what freedom means. I never went to college. But if given the chance, I would take only one class and that would be his class. His books have opened my eyes and mind to the country I live and having an understanding of other countries
@dcmirk
August 20, 2025 at 1:00 am
Democracy is great so long as the Republicans are in control and the Democrats have no power. Simple
@Ever-x4o
August 20, 2025 at 4:15 am
Democracy only can exist if decentralisation of power is possible and not over taken by centralisation
@catsploitation
August 20, 2025 at 5:42 am
He’s using Dharma principles (Buddhist) applied to political reality and he’s absolutely right.
@EA-tc6kb
August 20, 2025 at 6:08 am
Until a monopoly starts capturing the institutions that uphold it.
@lulu111_the_cool
August 20, 2025 at 10:15 am
Not rule. Decided.
@justoneman3916
August 20, 2025 at 1:03 pm
More importantly, if Democracy falls in the US would anyone hear it?
@LordAugastus
August 21, 2025 at 8:22 pm
Democracy died, when we gave money power then gave all the money to the 1%,once again spawning a ruling owner class…. Turns out then they can work us like slaves, and don’t give us time to participate in family, community or even democratic process.. Ironic isn’t it in a way