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In a first, Republican majority on a Nevada county commission refuses to certify election (www.usatoday.com)

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

really makes me wonder where their deeply held conviction that the romans didn't view their republic as a form of democracy comes from.

Exactly how many of them are ancient history scholars anyway? Starting to think it's a minority.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

I mean... Like they have to know they didn't study this stuff intensely. Its just Pat Buchanan and Rush Limbaugh told them how to think and so that's how they're gonna think