Deathdude,
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I wouldn't say that's how they are modeling it to be the perfect, but they are using a combination of systems with western democracy.
Sorry, I don't understand what are you replying to. Could you provide a quote, this is quite wide discussion, one can easily get lost.
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That's really generalizing that most people don't understand it, and I'm sure there a lot who do, some of it may seem black and white but really not everybody has that attitude of non caring. As for your point on democratic vote, it's in every system like that, I wouldn't single out the U.S like you have.
a1s said that majority of people don't understand the "broaded" name for War on Terrorism. Look at his post where he gave that definition. As for pointing US, using names like Ivan infact gave a global context to remark.
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this is the oldest claim in the book. you probably don't remember (seeing how you weren't born yet), but when RKKA brought Socialism to your county they said it is the best system in the world. In fact when Cortez came to the New World he bruoght the natives Monarchy (albeit Spanish not their own), and even though no accounts remained, he probably claimed it to be the best system of government. you can't really blame the american Diplomatic corps for using something that works.
//on a side note(as this has no real significance to the claim) , democracy is nicer than most alternatives, you know...
As you probably know, some of the leading minds of Antics claimed that democracy is the worst thing which could happen to the nation. As for democracy, are you suggesting that Americans are using it's spreading as an excuse to invade other countries (similar what Soviets were doing with communism? ) I must admit that I sense a little "ant-american" irony in your post, like you want to say that "they are doing what conquerors were doing for centuries, alas, nothing can be done even with exploiting their practices".
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SinkeIf the Western Democracy is using terrorism to be the best system in the world, I find it quite contraversal.
A1s,
the use or the being?
Both.
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I can't quite get what you are saying (as in, no offence implied, I don't understand you englih). the question I got out of there is "name one country who is not at war with some person or legal entity that has killed human beings in public" (I'm lost as to what the "if..." part adds to the question, so I'm probably wrong). the answer is that while we all dislike such behavior noone goes too war just beacuse of one act of murder. lots of african counties engage in public executions, yet we don't even intervene in their civil wars, let alone starting a new one (normal external war) with them.
Sorry for my English, since I write a lot here, I guess I am not taking care of it as much as I should.
What I wanted to say is that America said it is in war with all organisations which have killed more than one person in public. To me that is funny, since literally every human being, not just countries, is fighting against killing more than one person in public. ( What I mean by "fighting" is that 90% of people in this world would report if he/she had information about terrorist movement. ) Thus, "War on terrorism" is corrupt in theory, since it makes a false distinction of American policies ( which all of the sudden are in war with something called "terrorism" ). From that point of view, US can also proclaim "War on murder", claiming it will destroy anybody who preforms murder. Murder is usually in all cultures considered sinful or unlawful.
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that is the whole point of democracy! No, not that people don't know who they are voting for. But that they don't have to be special (though birthright or taking competency tests) to vote for whoever they like.
And try not to mix two concepts: They can follow it allright, it isn't exactly higher algebra. But they don't have to.
as for the voting part- that's the whole point: they vote for people who will know what they (the goverment, not the voters) are doing. not for the concrete actions.
With all respect, I disagree here. This is a thousand-year-old critic of democracy- that a vote of uneducated peasant is the same as the vote of Socrates. Democratic elections in all the world became a circus where political parties are organizing fireworks, festivals, parties and concerts in order to rise sympathy of voters. Nations lack "democratic mind", they aren't aware of their position and role in democratic society. They, not so much because of lack of education- but much more because they don't have will to "live political", are just putting their votes to parties which usually all say the same- that they will bring prosperity,peace, justice and income.
A.J.Raffles,
You are right.
Tai, sorry if I sometimes used sarcasm and irony. I call it "passion in discussion", where we sometimes use those things to make discussion more exciting and emotional- but I am sorry if I made any offense.
One can always get mocked for being polite.