American democracy

[chequita guevara]

"It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see ..."

"From a world of lizards?"

"No," said Ford, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything like so straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."

"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."

"I did," said Ford. "It is."

"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't people get rid of the lizards?"

"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."

"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"

"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."

"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"

"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in."

[*End Is Forever*]

Oh wait, but the USA isn't a democracy...

[Stefu]

Since this is inevitably going to get quoted, might as well get it over with:

Kang: You'll have to vote for one of us! This is a two-party system! Bwa ha ha ha ha!

Man in the crowd: Well, I believe I'm going to vote for a third-party candidate.

Kang: Sure, throw your vote away!

[Bereta_Eder]

in 2 words

Politicians are w@nkers. And we are even more w@nkers since we vote for them.

[ZoboZeWarrior]

USA isn't a democraty ? Maybe ... Then France isn't a republic too ...

Dictature says you "Shut up or you kaput !!"
A democracy says you "You could speak freely, but I will not listen you ..."

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by ZoboZeWarrior
USA isn't a democraty ? Maybe ... Then France isn't a republic too ...

Dictature says you "Shut up or you kaput !!"

*a la voix d'Obelix* "Et moi, t'sais que c'est que Je dis au dictatuer moi?!"

A democracy says you "You could speak freely, but I will not listen you ..."

Ah, but that is why we go out on the streets

[DinoDoc]

Since this thread is about American "democracy"...

Originally posted by paiktis22
Ah, but that is why we go out on the streets

Yes, but you still have to do it in the appropiate time, place, and manner otherwise the have the authority to shut you down.

[Dr. Nick]

I love Douglas Adams, there's a quote in his books for every and any occasion.

[Bereta_Eder]

Re: Since this thread is about American "democracy"...

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Yes, but you still have to do it in the appropiate time, place, and manner otherwise the have the authority to shut you down.

In Athens, protests and marches are the curse of the drivers.
They block the roads (which are already too congested to begin with) and everyone is stuck in traffic for hours).

Now the police diverts the traffic but it can't help the situatuion a lot.

You can see a lot of exasparated drivers when there are marches and there a lot of them. It's like a tradition

And the fookibng thing of all of this is that even a small group of people (say 100) WILL block the road too.
It's like a Greek tradition...
Very problematic.

The communist party is very small but very, VERY active it blockes the roads all the time. And plenty of other people of the so called "out of the parliement" left wing. They block the roads for anything to protest against whatever you can imagine.

I say yes to protest but, folks, let's try to keep the roads open huh? some people are trying to get to their fooking jobs allright?

[Bereta_Eder]

unless of course it's something serious and big. (like the pensions, social security reforms) then may hell descent on earth

[Provost Harrison]

Oooh, paiktis tries speaking French. It doesn't look any better than his English

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Oooh, paiktis tries speaking French. It doesn't look any better than his English

BOOSHAKAYA!


rethpect

I got the french touch baby (but sometimes I am slippin')

[MrFun]

Sometimes I wonder if the United States is a theocracy. Extreme conservatives and religious fundamentalists advocate such changes that it would indeed overthrow our republic, and replace it with a theocratic government.

I'm glad it has not happened yet.

[-=Vagrant=-]

US needs to get rid of it's two party system, and replace it with a real democracy, like an (atleast) eight party system.
Nothing gets done or is agreed, and therefore no harm is done. Unless something really important comes up. Like a sex scandal.
All the corruption money would have to be distributed to several parties, and I guess that would make the industries participation in politics little. No more steel indu. tariffs! No more missile tests!

[all of this is a load of Bullspit]

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by MrFun
Sometimes I wonder if the United States is a theocracy. Extreme conservatives and religious fundamentalists advocate such changes that it would indeed overthrow our republic, and replace it with a theocratic government.

I'm glad it has not happened yet.

You are a conspiracy nut, aren't you?

Nothing gets done or is agreed, and therefore no harm is done.

But nothing gets done anyway . Which shows how genious the founders' system was .