owebo
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Actually, America was founded as a republic....so....
Democracy Or unfettered capitalism?
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norwegen
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You're a typical lefty; you don't know history.
Few Americans of the founding era even fully understood democracy.
Windship
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Ok, so, you guys are AGAINST this?:
Democracy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For a democracy that protects the rights of the individual, see Liberal democracy. For other uses, see Democracy (disambiguation) and Democrat.
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Democracy
"government by the people; especially : rule of the majority (b "a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation ...."[2]
According to political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: (a) A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; (b) The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; (c) Protection of the human rights of all citizens, and (d) A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.[3]
In the 5th century BC, to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states, notably Athens, the term is an antonym to ἀριστοκρατία (aristokratía) "rule of an elite". While theoretically these definitions are in opposition, in practice the distinction has been blurred historically.[4] The political system of Classical Athens, for example, granted democratic citizenship to free men and excluded slaves and women from political participation. In virtually all democratic governments throughout ancient and modern history, democratic citizenship consisted of an elite class until full enfranchisement was won for all adult citizens in most modern democracies through the suffragemovements of the 19th and 20th centuries. The English word dates to the 16th century, from the older Middle French and Middle Latin equivalents.
Democracy contrasts with forms of government where power is either held by an individual, as in an absolute monarchy, or where power is held by a small number of individuals, as in an oligarchy. Nevertheless, these oppositions, inherited from Greek philosophy,[5] are now ambiguous because contemporary governments have mixed democratic, oligarchic, and monarchic elements. Karl Popper defined democracy in contrast to dictatorship or tyranny, thus focusing on opportunities for the people to control their leaders and to oust them without the need for a revolution.[6]
Democracy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For a democracy that protects the rights of the individual, see Liberal democracy. For other uses, see Democracy (disambiguation) and Democrat.
A woman casts her vote in the second round of the 2007 French presidential election
Part of the Politics series
Democracy
"government by the people; especially : rule of the majority (b "a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation ...."[2]According to political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: (a) A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; (b) The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; (c) Protection of the human rights of all citizens, and (d) A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.[3]
In the 5th century BC, to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states, notably Athens, the term is an antonym to ἀριστοκρατία (aristokratía) "rule of an elite". While theoretically these definitions are in opposition, in practice the distinction has been blurred historically.[4] The political system of Classical Athens, for example, granted democratic citizenship to free men and excluded slaves and women from political participation. In virtually all democratic governments throughout ancient and modern history, democratic citizenship consisted of an elite class until full enfranchisement was won for all adult citizens in most modern democracies through the suffragemovements of the 19th and 20th centuries. The English word dates to the 16th century, from the older Middle French and Middle Latin equivalents.
Democracy contrasts with forms of government where power is either held by an individual, as in an absolute monarchy, or where power is held by a small number of individuals, as in an oligarchy. Nevertheless, these oppositions, inherited from Greek philosophy,[5] are now ambiguous because contemporary governments have mixed democratic, oligarchic, and monarchic elements. Karl Popper defined democracy in contrast to dictatorship or tyranny, thus focusing on opportunities for the people to control their leaders and to oust them without the need for a revolution.[6]
owebo
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Even you have to admit mob rule sucks,,,no?
norwegen
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Windshield loves democracy, the America-hating leftard.
Windship
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Wow! What a moron. The United States is a Constitutional, Democratic Republic and they wrote the Constitution and the Bill Of Rights with their knowledge and experience. You saying what you say is like saying the designers of the satern 5 rocket didnt know how to build a rocket. You 3 are in the wrong country.
owebo
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Yes, we are a republic, not a democracy....did you have a point?
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Wow! What a moron. The United States is a Constitutional, Democratic Republic and they wrote the Constitution and the Bill Of Rights with their knowledge and experience. You saying what you say is like saying the designers of the satern 5 rocket didnt know how to build a rocket. You 3 are in the wrong country.[/QUOTE]
Yes, we are a republic, not a democracy....did you have a point?[/QUOTE]
Lmfao. Yeah, I have a point, and you quite missed it you moron...YOUR WRONG. Jeeze.
Yes, we are a republic, not a democracy....did you have a point?[/QUOTE]
Lmfao. Yeah, I have a point, and you quite missed it you moron...YOUR WRONG. Jeeze.
owebo
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I hate mob rule and I love that America is a republic, and despises mob rule too....
owebo
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Actually, if you insist on putting a qualifier to our republic, the correct term is representative, not democratic....
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Yes, we are a republic, not a democracy....did you have a point?[/QUOTE]
Lmfao. Yeah, I have a point, and you quite missed it you moron...YOUR WRONG. Jeeze.[/QUOTE]
Oh, sorry...what I meant to say is that you 3 million are in the wrong country.
owebo
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I have to ask...did you go to public school?
owebo
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Democracy is by definition mob rule....
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