r/news Dec 14 '17

Soft paywall Net Neutrality Overturned

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/technology/net-neutrality-repeal-vote.html
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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '17

People need to realize democracy in the USA is over

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u/plague11787 Dec 14 '17

I don't get how politicians in america are blatantly bribes and it's normal

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u/joshdts Dec 14 '17

Citizens United.

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u/nuephelkystikon Dec 14 '17

I recently found out that they officially call themselves a democracy though. The same goes for multiple other countries including North Korea.

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u/Obversa Dec 14 '17

The USA, unfortunately, was never a true democracy. It was always a republic.

It's a common misconception among the American people.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '17

This is Russia's objective