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Flat White

Not the death of democracy – not even close

9 January 2021

5:59 PM

9 January 2021

5:59 PM

Contrary to the aphorism and what you’re seeing in America, things don’t fall apart, the centre nearly always holds.  

Despite what you read democracy did not end when a protesting mob upset at an election result forced their way into Congress. One QAnon idiot dressed in Native American headdress like an outcast from the Village People is not a revolution or even an insurrection.  

Recline your seat and maybe reach for the cultural oxygen mask, as some of you seem to be hyperventilating.

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