"I Don't Like Americans": Letters to the Editor of Le Monde

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Bill wrote:

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Republic:

Authority is derived through the election by the people of public
officials best fitted to represent them.

Attitude toward property is respect for laws and individual rights, and
a sensible economic procedure.


********.

The USSR was a republic.

No -- it was an oligarchy, masquerading as a republic. Even though they
had a very high-sounding constitution, there were no checks and balances
in place to enforce it.

Your definition excludes everyone but the USA.

So it is essentially meaningless.

So I bothered to look it up.

'A Republic' is (The Oxford Dictionary says):

a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their
elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president
rather than a monarch.

archaic a group with a certain equality between its members: the
community of scholars and the republic of learning

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No ******** about checks and balances there son.

The Supreme Soviet was not an elected body, but an appointed body,
appointed by the Communist Party.

Now you get to explain the difference between 'appointed' and
'nominated'.

BTW -- are you also the phony PhD, "Dr. Quinn"? Your condescending tone
is the same.

Oh dear, it seems you've managed to be defeated even by that idiot.

You're not very bright are you...

Just in case you're bit confused, that's not a question, it's a
statement.

--
William Black

When you hear the words 'Our people are our greatest asset' then it's
time to leave.