# democracy at work... 2/3rds?  really?

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**Created:** [September 7, 2012, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/democracy-at-work-2-3rds-really/264969 "2012-09-07T09:35:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/democracy-at-work-2-3rds-really/264969/23 "2012-09-08T12:15:14Z")

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> [@Sublet Frame](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sublet-frame/50691/2):
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> You think the American political system is f’ed up?
> 
> Try being a Ukrainian citizen or one of similar ‘2nd world’ countries.
> 
> Americans have it easy as far as politics, corruption, etc. goes.
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> EASY. Your legit political leaders who seem to have their head on straight don’t get thrown in jail and charged with BS crimes to keep them there.

I could give two shits about the political system of foreign countries at this moment. Comparing ours to theirs is moot at best and doesn’t make anyone feel better about what’s going on here.

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