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Old 02-12-11, 05:16 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Oberon View Post
They do say that Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others. Once upon a time I would have been the first to shout to bring down the government of the UK, indeed I am often quite delighted to see discontent expressed against our government, however more often than not recently I do begin to ponder just what is the alternative? A military state? Total monarchy? Dictatorship?
Sometimes I think that when people have too much they can forget that they have more than many others. I'm not well off, and I'm lower class, but I am better off than the average Somalian, and even after Dave the chameleon has finished hacking the finances of this country to pieces, I will still be better off than the average Somalian or Zimbabwean. Even when old ladies have to fight crime, I will still be better off than the average African, and I can complain on the internet about my government and not have to use a proxy server or worry about getting a knock on my door at three in the morning, which makes me better off than the average Chinese person.

So, all in all, yes, Dave is useless, but then again there's been a procession of useless leaders for some decades all in it for their benefit and not ours...but would I want to bring down the government? Probably not, because human greed would just put another power hungry man or woman into the top spot for the cycle to begin all over again.

Darn well said Oberon. You're first class with us!
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