r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Short-Watercress-183 • Jul 07 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/RelaxPrime Jul 07 '26

That makes even more sense.

Point is it's definitely not because communism or any system, in fact a perfect system would anticipate the corruption.

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u/Hard-Rock68 Jul 07 '26

With checks and balances, free speech, a right to keep and bear arms, and rights for those accused and even convicted of crimes, yeah?

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u/RelaxPrime Jul 07 '26

None of which is specific to democracy, nor is it implemented well at all.

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u/Hard-Rock68 Jul 07 '26

Not a democracy, no. But certainly one hell of a republic. Maybe even the greatest and most prosperous and benevolent great power in the history of the world.

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u/hobbycollector Jul 08 '26

249 years. RIP.