Are you saying that no-one agrees with their legislators? If so, surely that's an argument for more democracy. I.e. more action from the ground up...
Not keen on the ad-hominems. I think a democracy reflecting the will of the people is more important than it following a set procedure and ticking...
I'd agree. Our electoral system is terrible and is undemocratic. It kills new parties from succeeding and is whittling down to a US-like two party...
Ugh. I was using democracy in the sense of being representative of the will of the population. I'm not saying it isn't a representative democracy,...
That means you have a problem with your electoral system, if that's true. If only 10% agree with the laws your country is/isn't making, there's a...
I'm saying it's not a democracy in practice. Of course there are elections, representatives etc. But that doesn't mean anything if it doesn't...
Surely a democracy should have at least majority support? If they're truly representing their views it should please at least the majority,...
A functional democracy? A democracy more than in name only?
I'm not sure how this has all arose, but systems of power should always be justifying themselves. With approval ratings so damn low in the US, is it...
I've got to be honest, the truth can't be avoided any longer. Our JVS is not the real Stalin. I worked this out because he speaks Canadian.
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I admit that I didn't, but I have now! (Partially.) Surely he's too transparent to be a "good" politician?
Even though he changes his position more than a weather vane? How he's a member of the rich, financial business class and that he's in politics to...
I'd say... mediocre.
In reaction to Working Group 1's report in the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report, this happened: (Wikipedia. Obv.)
In any case they have extremely legitimate reasons to dislike Israel. I'll list a few; aggression against Lebanon; illegal annexation of East...
One thing specifically I want to say is that if you think that Arabs are anti-semitic because they perceive Israel to be a threat to peace you've...
As long as they blow up their own stockpiles and sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty I agree. Unfortunately Arab people don't get a say in the...
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