The United States is the only advanced democracy not to give direct and substantial cash relief to its citizens during this pandemic. Perhaps just let that sink in.😞

Dec 24, 2020 · 9:16 PM UTC

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We're not a democracy. We're an oligarchy. bbc.com/news/blogs-echochamb…
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Feature, not a bug. None of this was an oops. The machine of state and corporate power wants it like this.
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Its not an "advanced democracy" then
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“Advanced democracy” that doesn’t represent its constituents is an oxymoron we are an oligarchy
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What makes you say it’s an “advanced” democracy? Black people were given the right to vote in 1964. It’s only been a democracy since 1964.
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The US is the only advanced democracy to not do *lots* of things for its people that it should be doing. Weeee!
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“Advanced democracy”
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Democracy doesnt mean anything especially when Americans say it or worse do it
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