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Most Americans believe US democracy ‘at risk of extinction’: poll
Nypost ^ | 01/15/2022 | Jon Levine

Posted on 01/15/2022 2:55:28 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

A majority of Americans now believe democracy in the United State is in danger of disappearing, according to a troubling new poll.

Just 26% of those surveyed said they felt US democracy would be secured for future generations, while 51% agreed with the statement, “U.S. democracy is at risk of extinction.” An additional 23% said they were unsure, according to data from Schoen Cooperman Research.

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To: Lurkinanloomin

21 posted on 01/15/2022 4:33:23 PM PST by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Well, with the democraps cheating and having the media like and ban people for them, and now trying to make cheating permanent, I could see why people answered they way they did.


22 posted on 01/15/2022 4:43:39 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: ChicagoConservative27

How come people don’t know that an indirect democracy is nonetheless a legitimate form of democratic government?


23 posted on 01/15/2022 5:11:17 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They could be right. A new caravan of thousands of Honduran ***holes are on their way up to invade across the U.S. border proudly flying the Honduran flag. ‘REFUGEES’ my ass. “Refugees” from what?


24 posted on 01/15/2022 5:34:34 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism but you have to shoot your way out of it.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I have it on good authority that a U. S. Democracy was
never enacted.

Even Democrats recite my tagline.


25 posted on 01/15/2022 5:35:08 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegience to the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“We are not a democracy. We are a republic. How come people don’t know this simple fact?”

That is the really disturbing part. They are not taught it in school, and most of their teachers probably don’t understand the difference.


26 posted on 01/15/2022 7:52:37 PM PST by EastTexasTraveler
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To: ChicagoConservative27

As long as the DemoKKKrat Party exists, they are right.


27 posted on 01/16/2022 6:50:05 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Just what I was going to say!

They asked Benjamin Franklin, ‘What do we have, a republic or a monarchy?’ Franklin replied, ‘A republic, if you can keep it.’


28 posted on 01/16/2022 12:12:05 PM PST by buffyt (Bonquisha U.F. )
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To: coloradan

Great Tagline!


29 posted on 01/16/2022 12:17:16 PM PST by buffyt (Bonquisha U.F. )
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