Why “republic” is being discussed
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I've been reading the book "Careless People," and I came upon these passages just yesterday, referring to Mark Zuckerberg in 2015: > Mark opens the meeting by talking admiringly…
by lapcat · Oct 31, 2026
The Roman Republic was incredibly decentralized with more people working for the administration of the city of Rome than for the Roman state itself at the time of Caesar's conqu…
by consensus1 · Oct 31, 2026
> The ancient Roman republic (i.e. pre-Caesar) did just fine run by the senate without any emperor If you don't count the 80 years of off and on civil wars and political and soc…
by qwytw · Oct 31, 2026
The ancient Roman republic (i.e. pre-Caesar) did just fine run by the senate without any emperor (they were vehemently opposed to the idea of putting so much power in the hands…
by HarHarVeryFunny · Oct 31, 2026
vive la France!!! This will show companies not getting away with those GBs! Everyone should pay for extra, this will save republic for the next 100 years at least, increase it n…
by kingleopold · Oct 31, 2026
IMO more than the academic prowess, the key positive is that the newly elected representatives will have different priorities and perspectives, and be younger. I can’t help but…
by Dansvidania · Oct 31, 2026
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A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica, is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to an absolute monarchy or a direct democracy. Although a republic is most often a single sovereign state, subnational state entities that have governments that are republican in nature may be referred to as republics. Read more on Wikipedia