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A recent study by public opinoin firms Gallup International and Environics sought to determine the attitude of citizens toward their government. The survey covered 47 nations throughout the world. One question on the survey asked whether the citizens thought their government reflected the will of the people. In only four of the 47 countries did the majority of people surveyed think this was the case. Which countries do you think they were? (I do not know the entire list of 47 countries surveyed, so this may be true of some countries beyond those participating in the survey.)
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Old posters never die.
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The Netherlands, Portugal, Iceland and Costa Rica -
I don't know, but I know that it was in a parliamentary democracy with coalitions."Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito MussoliniComment
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Interesting... Look at the areas at the bottom of the list.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Hmm....I would think people who are affected by propaganda and/or opressed....
Iraq, China, North Korea, United States?
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Can someone provide a good link to the results? I tried the Gallup's official website, but me thinks it's in the premium (re:SUBSCRIPTION) section.The cake is NOT a lie. It's so delicious and moist.
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The Netherlands, Iceland, and Costa Rica are good choices...but Portugal? Nah...prolly another Scandy...like Norway or :gasp: FinlandThe Netherlands, Portugal, Iceland and Costa Rica"Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?
You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal..." - Fez
"I was hoping for a Communist utopia that would last forever." - Imran SiddiquiComment
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Russia and the US are definitely among those four.
Freedom is just unawareness of being manipulated.Comment
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Well I chose Portugal for it's lax enforcement of speeding laws, and the fact that all drugs are legal there.
Plus whens the last time you have seen protesting in Portugal? Oh and my last name is Portuguese. (Dias)
EDIT: my first reaction was The netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Costa RicaComment
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I would say Finland do... I'm not sure about NZ, or any of the major EU countries, like France or Germany.
Okay... my 4: Finland
, NZ , Iraq (Well... ) and Switzerland.
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No way there's Finland. Just No Way. If that is so, it tells me that the people are happy with them and change is not near.. and that's the last drop, and I'll be leaving this hell whole for good, like I've been planning for a long time.In da butt.
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POrtugal: explained a few posts up. Also the portuguese posters around here seem to be pretty proud of their history.
Iceland: Has no army. Therefore the government must nt have a whole lot of authority over it's people.
Costa Rica: Also has no army. Plus Libertarians hold quite a few seats in their parliament.
The Netherlands: It seems to be a democracy I could stand to live in. :legal toke:
edit BTW I just remembered an interesting post here at Apolyton....
but also, I've never been to Europe or Costa Rica, so I really have no clue.Comment
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Whoever those four are, they definitely form the Quadrilateral of Evil.
Freedom is just unawareness of being manipulated.Comment
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all drugs are legal in Portugal?
"Chegitz, still angry about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991?
You provide no source. You PROVIDE NOTHING! And yet you want to destroy capitalism.. you criminal..." - Fez
"I was hoping for a Communist utopia that would last forever." - Imran SiddiquiComment
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yup for about a year and a half nowComment
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