OCCUPY WALLSTREET!

[Peatree]

Originally Posted by Aadill [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

show me what democracy looks like

Moot point. The United State of America is not a democracy. The United States of America is a republic. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Hasbinbad]

Originally Posted by Peatree [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Moot point. The United State of America is not a democracy. The United States of America is a republic. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Actually it's not. It's "American Democracy" - a novel form of government which only we have.

[Peatree]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Actually it's not. It's "American Democracy" - a novel form of government which only we have.

Wrong. To be exact, the United States of America is defined as a federal constitutional republic. It is a constitutional republic and representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law". The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution, which serves as the country's supreme legal document.

[Hasbinbad]

Originally Posted by Peatree [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wrong. To be exact, the United States of America is defined as a federal constitutional republic. It is a constitutional republic and representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law". The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution, which serves as the country's supreme legal document.

Those sentences have been condensed in colloquial language to: "American Democracy." If you say "American Democracy" to someone, they will assume that what I meant by that is: "The United States of America is defined as a federal constitutional republic. It is a constitutional republic and representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law". The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution, which serves as the country's supreme legal document."

In any case, it's not a pure democracy or republic. It is what it is. We have a novel form of government here, whatever you call it.

[Peatree]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Those sentences have been condensed in colloquial language to: "American Democracy." If you say "American Democracy" to someone, they will assume that what I meant by that is: "The United States of America is defined as a federal constitutional republic. It is a constitutional republic and representative democracy, "in which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law". The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution, which serves as the country's supreme legal document."

In any case, it's not a pure democracy or republic. It is what it is. We have a novel form of government here, whatever you call it.

Well OK then, we agree. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Problems do arise though when we all assume that everyone speaks as well as understands "colloquial language" the same way. In my humble opinion, most have no idea what our system actually is nor how it works. If they did, then we would not be where we are today. The government is just as corrupt as the large corporations these days. In fact they are damn near the same thing. Both intertwined too tightly for our system to work effectively. That is one of the many issues that needs to change.

[Hasbinbad]

Originally Posted by Peatree [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Well OK then, we agree. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Problems do arise though when we all assume that everyone speaks as well as understands "colloquial language" the same way. In my humble opinion, most have no idea what our system actually is nor how it works. If they did, then we would not be where we are today. The government is just as corrupt as the large corporations these days. In fact they are damn near the same thing. Both intertwined too tightly for our system to work effectively. That is one of the many issues that needs to change.

Please read "Manufacturing Consent."

Please study to understand the concept of "Media / Govvernment / Industrial Complex."

Thank you, drive through.

[Hypeshot]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Please read "Manufacturing Consent."

Please study to understand the concept of "Media / Govvernment / Industrial Complex."

Thank you, drive through.

Chomsky FTW , The movie is pretty awesome too.