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[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

It's a Republic because the wealthy knew the people would get it wrong and they needed representative government rather than democracy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Ostensibly. On paper.