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To: expat_panama
Well, lots of people hate democracy and try and take over by force, and I've chatted with a few in my travels in Latin America.

You need to pause and think of what you said. Latin America and the USA are quite different societies. Our Oligarchies operate in an environment where corruption is not endemic and wielded only by the politically connected. Numerically, in Latin America they are proportionally smaller as a prcentage of the population.

What we see in the US today is the middle class, and they can be relentless and overwhelming, when fired up enough. Your suggestion that they "hate democracy" is both repulsive and untrue.

The comparison is ignorant and mind-boggling absurd.

63 posted on 08/27/2009 12:09:08 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Obama Garden Club: Nothing but plants.)
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To: Publius6961
"...both repulsive and untrue.  The comparison is ignorant and mind-boggling absurd."

Absolutely right, what you're describing is truly absurd. 

You might want to reread what I posted as it seems we're talking about different things here.

64 posted on 08/27/2009 12:30:36 PM PDT by expat_panama
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