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How long before they sour on him? | 121 comments (121 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Which 'civil society'? (none / 1)

I think you guys should just accept the result and refrain from treating the winner as a tyrant, to whom the civil society should 'stand up'.

Should I have said that to the Democrats in 2004?

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

by Melanchthon on Sun May 6th, 2007 at 05:38:58 PM EST
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Re: Which 'civil society'? (4.00 / 2)

Well, the point about the high participation and high rate of voter registration applies to France. Hasn't the civil society expressed itself?

Bush is a symptom, not the disease.

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun May 6th, 2007 at 05:40:24 PM EST
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Ah, but the US is a Viking Society. (4.00 / 2)

That was the lowest winning margin of any US Wartime President ever. And even then it required stealing the vote in Ohio to ensure against a electoral college loss with a majority of the total vote.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sun May 6th, 2007 at 07:54:04 PM EST
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