# Is the US already post Democracy spin-off from Ice Shooting thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 10, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-already-post-democracy-spin-off-from-ice-shooting-thread/1026535 "2026-01-10T15:06:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 19
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-already-post-democracy-spin-off-from-ice-shooting-thread/1026535/19 "2026-01-10T20:15:50Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > …the long thread from around 2012… I see that thread was still active as of 2024. (Sadly, neither luci nor Bricker are still active here). In searching, I stumbled at this other thread from 2012, equally relevant to the topic at hand: > [@Underestimating the number of stupid assholes in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underestimating-the-number-of-stupid-assholes-in-america/634057): > > I’ve been meaning to point this out for a while. I know I will not be able to make it exciting enough for a proper pit thread, but I still feel it needs to be said, and I am about to generally hate on half the country, so it seems to belong in this forum. How is it that so many ‘SDMB Liberals’ still underestimate the number of hateful retards in this country? Every day I read at least one comment on this board about the inevitability of Obama’s re-election, or the tide radically changing on so… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-already-post-democracy-spin-off-from-ice-shooting-thread/1026535)._