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kentuck

(111,097 posts)
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 06:43 AM Dec 2018

How do you feel about the current state of our democracy? [View all]


45 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Not concerned at all
0 (0%)
A little concerned
0 (0%)
Confident
0 (0%)
Apprehensive
0 (0%)
Worried
8 (18%)
Fearful
4 (9%)
Panic stricken
2 (4%)
Scared Shitless
31 (69%)
Other?
0 (0%)
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Very Concerned Sherman A1 Dec 2018 #1
Worried. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2018 #2
Do this same poll on the Daily Caller site and people won't care. watoos Dec 2018 #3
This. Exactly. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #6
And sick to my stomach about it. Suddenly I've got insomnia, too. Vinca Dec 2018 #4
I'm the same, and add major anxiety/ panic attacks to that as well! pazzyanne Dec 2018 #15
What democracy? nt zanana1 Dec 2018 #5
What Democracy? gilligan Dec 2018 #7
I am concerned that congress has abdicated it responsibilities. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #8
Really? watoos Dec 2018 #11
Please read my post again. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #14
Don't worry, this is merely capitalism crushing the life out of democracy Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #9
Worse yet, it's crony capitalism. watoos Dec 2018 #12
Capitalism didn't crush China's communism. harumph Dec 2018 #17
Are you saying that China is not using capitalism? Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #18
Market capitalism seems to work very well under communist political systems. kentuck Dec 2018 #19
See now my better half use to say that China has a Communist Political System but Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #21
Its clearly under attack. And its been severely weakened by gerrymandering and propaganda. ooky Dec 2018 #10
To quote Foch: NotASurfer Dec 2018 #13
You mean where the person with the most votes loses? uponit7771 Dec 2018 #16
Worried. I might have said scared shitless if I knew less about American history Tom Rinaldo Dec 2018 #20
Chicken little? GusBob Dec 2018 #22
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