1. Originally posted by LikeASong:In fact, the UK system would be near to perfect if the head of state was a chosen person instead of a birth-designed one. Your electoral system is not that bad (there are even better ones, though), and your institutions work pretty good (from a foreigner's point of view of course)... But yep, I agree: nothing is perfect, although Democracy is the closest you can get to a perfect form of government.

    I agree that it would be improved with an elected head of state. I disagree on the electoral system in so far as yes, it's not as bad as it could be but it should be better, but won't be because there are so many conceited little bastards in the halls of power with their fingers in so many pies (on both the left and the right) who like the system the way it is. But yeah, I think it's fair to say that democracy is as good a system as has been devised yet.
  2. We forgot a fact about Sweden.

    The suicide rate.
  3. In my studies, I have come to a startling conclussion. Liberals think they shoulnd't have to work to get ahead in society. I also came to the realizzation that in all situations, if they cant defend something on merit, they will resort to insulting the inteligence of there detractors.


  4. I'm sad to tell you, but it looks like you don't. USA is a democracy. And it is a constitutional, federal republic. Now Google every one of that terms and get to know what they mean.



    Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:In my studies, I have come to a startling conclussion. Liberals think they shoulnd't have to work to get ahead in society. I also came to the realizzation that in all situations, if they cant defend something on merit, they will resort to insulting the inteligence of there detractors.


    In your studies? What did you do? Did you go from doors to doors and ask people what they think?



  5. What about it? Sweden is number 30th in the world. Your country isn't far after us. And you're probably not as good as us at reporting it.
  6. Originally posted by Yogi:[..]

    I'm sad to tell you, but it looks like you don't. USA is a democracy. And it is a constitutional, federal republic. Now Google every one of that terms and get to know what they mean.



    [..]

    In your studies? What did you do? Did you go from doors to doors and ask people what they think?




    1. How about you fuck off and die instead. I keep a pocket constitution on me. I think I know my government.

    2. Through many conversations.
  7. So, what is the U.S. then? If not a democracy. I'm not sure you're entirely grasping that democracy encompasses a few different ways for a country.
  8. Originally posted by LikeASong:2 - Aaron is NEVER going to change his mind, no matter how weak are his arguments or how many different-thinking people tell him he's wrong.

  9. Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:[..]

    1. How about you fuck off and die instead. I keep a pocket constitution on me. I think I know my government.

    2. Through many conversations.


    Now you're acting like violent, blood-thirsty commie!! You don't have a clue about your government. USA is a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY no matter how much you deny it. And you deny it because you're either too lazy to open that pocket constitution or too lazy to Google it.

    Maybe commies wrote that pocket constitution and are trying to trick your mind!

  10. Originally posted by Yogi:[..]

    Now you're acting like violent, blood-thirsty commie!! You don't have a clue about your government. USA is a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY no matter how much you deny it. And you deny it because you're either too lazy to open that pocket constitution or too lazy to Google it.

    Maybe commies wrote that pocket constitution and are trying to trick your mind!




    Fuck off. We're a constitunally ran republic. As much as you'ed like, we will never be a Marxist country.

  11. I honestly don't think Yogi gives a damn about what's or what's not the US.