[who_would_fardels_bear]

It is soooo boomercon to complain that the US is a republic and not a democracy. The US is, and has always been, an oligarchy.

[In_Iowa_not_from]

boomercon

They worry about important things like spelling, grammar, and the length of the grass in your front yard. I don't believe it's just "boomers," but a characteristic of the dwindling upper middle class.