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Originally Posted by JALU3
Democracy is nothing unless it has an educated, well informed, and active electorate . . . and this doesn't mean just voting every other year, or every four years, or whatever the term is . . . it means hold your elected representatives accountable for their votes and their actions.
If only a small portion of the voting population is the above . . . then their views will have a higher chance of being government policy . . . and funds to assist in campaigning also has a way of effecting policy (for better or worse).
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Tottaly agree. IMHO that modern definition of democracy is very floatable in one way and too strict in another. I support Aristotle points of view with implementation of the relativity of democratic values depending on traditions and cultural background of the society. Americans (mainly consevatives) are still between end XVIII and begining of XIX century of their values system, bill of rights etc. and they trying to show the world that democracy in american way is the best stuff money can buy( and forgetting to ask their(ours) customers opinion)-primitivism. Europeans are too deep in relativity phylosophy XIX-XX century and they want to make everyone happy and do not abuse anyone(total uthopism).Fundamental Muslim's values are in our XIV century and we need to wait when they will grow up till at least XIX century ( if we survive).
In Russia people have a famous saying: "Stuff that is good for Russian can be deadly for German"
PS I voted for Rebublicans even if i dont like primitivism in political thinking, I prefer primitivism to any outoftheirminds liberal politicians. Unfortunately we dont have Common Sense Party.
If you re honest you re not politically correct guy; if you politically correct person you re hipocritical by definition.
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Basically I prefer to vote for any guy with common sense dominated mind.