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oberliner

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43. Understood

Reply to restorefreedom (Reply #42)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 09:49 PM

Sep 2015

But it is not an accurate description of what he said.

In fact, it seems like part of the point is that he is desirous that the current situation is a temporary one and that democracy will return at some point (which would not be possible if it was dead).

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The headline is a lie oberliner Sep 2015 #14

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But the headline is: "Jimmy Carter Says Democracy Is Dead:" oberliner Sep 2015 #17

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the phrase "democracy is dead" in the op restorefreedom Sep 2015 #42

Understood oberliner Sep 2015 #43

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Much more accurate oberliner Sep 2015 #24

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