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Beartracks

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5. Republican orthodoxy is "People shouldn't be dependent on government!" Of course...

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 9, 2018, 11:23 PM

Mar 2018

... what they mean is "People should be dependent on the wealthy (read: aristocracy)!" Republican values, philosophy, and policy lead back to feudalism: a world of royalty and serfs.

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Republican philosophy in practice Beartracks Mar 2018 #1

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Republican orthodoxy is "People shouldn't be dependent on government!" Of course... Beartracks Mar 2018 #5

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