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DougBTaylor's avatar

"Democracy is like two wolves and one sheep voting on what's for dinner."

True. Which is why a republic is desirable. A republic is like two wolves and one well armed sheep voting on what's for dinner.

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Shelley's avatar

In the case of our republic, the sheep went woke, decided to become a wolf, and all three voted the citizens were what's for dinner and their adopted child, the media, sets the table.

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DougBTaylor's avatar

Hahaha...

Or even, the wolves convinced the sheep that they made the world a dangerous place having guns and that it was using their unfair 'sheep privilege' making them think only of themselves. The wolves promised to predate only those who were non-compliant...

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RussCR5187's avatar

Damn. That's a good one! I'd like to tuck it away for future use. Did you come up with it?

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DougBTaylor's avatar

Me? No I saw tthe first line years ago on a poster, but it stuck with me to this, most appropriate, time. So I added the second part and on.

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