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Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 10 Jul 2002 13:49:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Maggie Cambron writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> >
> > > I just hope that the members of other countries that may see Neal's
> > > excretory texts realize that his is only one kind of minority view in the
> > > U.S. and that there is no way that his madness speaks for us all in the U.S.
> >
> > No, of course not. Not for a country whose citizens voted George W. Bush into
> > office.
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> > Maggie C.
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> What country would that be?
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> Bruce
> (pointing out that the citizens of the U.S.A. rejected George Bush....)
And yet, he's the prez...
Don't ever say that the US *upholds* democracy above all else--a piece of
paper trumped the will of the people.
And, from my vague recollections of poli-sci 101, the US isn't even a
democracy, in its purest form--not even close. It combines Monarchy (the
Prez), Aristocracy (the Senate), and a watered down form of Democracy (the
House of Reps) I heard it called up here a voted Tyranny for 5 years (4
years for our US neighbours) in which the people voted in can really do
whatever they want for 4-5 years, until we kick them out of office the next
time. Until that time, however, unless there are extraordinary factors,
they're there in power, no matter what, a la Dubya.
I remember a chart in poli-sci
Benevolent Malevolent
1 ruler Monarchy Dictatorship
Few Elite Rulers Aristocracy Oligarchy
Rule of all People Democracy Democracy
(Have no idea what that looks like with different fonts, but oh well, looks
good with courier)
THe part that I found interesting is that Democracy is in both columns, as
in the 'Rule of the People' can be both good and/or bad.
An old saying - a person is intelligent, people are stupid (look no farther
than mob mentality)
Anyway, enuf of my dusty memories about Political Science...
Dave
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