[OT] Are we a democracy or a republic?

[Jonathan Ellis]

On Fri,  2 Sep 2005 13:21:31 -0600, "Stephen B. Saunders"
<stephen.saunders at denomin.com> said:
> Socialism is country-level communism without the lust for world
> domination.
> Contrast socialism with capitalism - it's the opposite of a free market
> (don't
> contrast it with the US because there isn't much free left to our market)

Uh... there's problems with the US, sure, but you're a fool if you think
our markets aren't free relative to, say, Cuba.  Or France. :)

-Jonathan