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nazgulnarsil on Dec 17, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dear Congress, It's No Longer OK To Not Know How T...

I would equate democracy to a ship where the captaincy is decided by whomever promises the most goodies out of the ship's rations.

dhs on Dec 17, 2011 [–]

Probably a pirate ship, then:

The captain and quartermaster to receive two shares of a prize: the master, boatswain, and gunner, one share and a half, and other officers one and quarter.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_code

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