Honestly I think every American should read "Common Sense" to understand why the country was formed the way it was.

There was a form of concrete or plaster that had used fermented grape juice (shitty wine) as one of the ingredients

It used to be mandatory in schools.

I was thinking more on the "2 Treaties of Government"

@Schedrevka go see the newsroom for what is taught nowadays.

Like really that's one of if not THE most important document for understanding the US. It's what brought the idea of revolution from a fringe crazy idea to a reality.

Would gun tutorial classes at schools reduce school shootings

It also used to be required reading to read *The Federalist Papers* and students would have to memorize the US Constitution.

And Declaration of independence.

People don't realize how badly lobotimized education has been via the left.

pratel, I heard of "Common Sense" from my parents. The book was only mentioned twice in two classes, 7th grade and 12th grade

So, Dusty, how was the amendment to ban booze illegal, or not followed by republican principles?

@AHeroQuest Exactly. This stuff used to be required reading.

Because United States contains some form of democracy in small instance, doesn't mean it is a Democracy. Because United States contained some form of monarch, doesn't make it a monarch, and because United States contains some form of whatever the house is doesn't make it that either. That is why we have three chambers of governance. House, Senate, and White House.

WE are a Republic.

The entire idea of American governance is literally founded on democracy.

Not either of these thigns.

The US is a constitutional republic

legislative, executive, judicial

Exactly Abel.

The Founding fathers were actually afraid of too much democracy.

I thought this was common knowledge

Apparently not

They worried it could lead to mob rule.

Mob rule yes.

Thank you pratel.

It IS mob rule

Trying to force the effects of people's votes down certain tubes to change how it affects things doesn't change the fact that all portions of American government ultimately funnel back to the will of the people.

The American Revolution was a mob uprising.

Sure. But would you want to put freedom of speech up for public vote?

All these years of the politicians saying United States is a democracy is a fucking lie.

The US is not a democracy, but it is heavily democratic.

It happens in the Northeast and it somehow never ends up very free. Or applied selectively.

welcome to public education 😂 😢

Sorry for getting annoyed pratel and Abel.

Yeah, well private isn't that much better

Private can be much better... or much worse

It was getting frustrating to me trying to explain this to them.

? No harm no foul? I didn't even realize you were annoyed @Dusty Morgan

Would it be possible to fight back against mob rule by removing the vote from all women who haven't served in the military?

> *A seven-year-old boy who reviews toys has been revealed as YouTube's highest-earning star, raking in $22m (£17.3m).*
This succinctly demonstrates the obvious outcome of YouTube's aggressive content policing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46427910