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Actually, I think the thing they didn't foresee was that an entire party would capitulate to an authoritarian.
CrispyQ
Apr 24
#2
Actually, some of the founders were very worried about the possibility of a populist being elected by dumb voters.
Martin68
Apr 24
#10
They had classical educations, and the Greeks and Romans had plenty of such characters...
JHB
Apr 24
#22
Or that the GOP, or any other party, would behave with willful abonnement of all principles in the face of such lunacy
Ford_Prefect
Apr 24
#26
Even if they could have there is no solution for stupidity in a democratic government.
D23MIURG23
Apr 25
#30
No one in this world, so far as I know and I have researched the records for years,
Ping Tung
Apr 25
#33