Why Republicans are not Democrats

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manolo
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Why Republicans are not Democrats

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Folks,

I have been taking an interest in American history recently, and turned up the following quotation.

“.. the founders were not democrats; they wanted to reserve the franchise for property owners, those with a stake in society, rather than the ‘demos’ - the crowd of dependent wage labourers..” (1)

This quote is helpful in understanding the structure of the US political system, and what the founders were shaping with their constitution. I believe this structure also informs the themes which dominate exchanges between the GOP and the democrats today. (2)

One wonders: how long can this structure prevail?

Alex.

(1) America: Empire of Liberty, David Reynolds, Penguin, 2010.

(2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyFSvnLnCZ0
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