Democracy as a multi-god system

Democracy as a multi-god system
(also posted in religon)
Man 1: it has been quite awhile, has it not?
Man 2: yes, almost a year to the day.
Man 1: If I remember correctly, we have a score to settle from that day, am I wrong?
Man 2: Yes, the first time we spoke 3 years ago you were the victor and upon our last conversion it was I who won
Man 1: and if memory serves, according to the rules the two of us established three years ago,(on account of the fact that) because