Does america compare to the soviet union?

[archerarmored]

It feels like it, is it written on stone that democracy is the pure and good government?

[Czechs Mex]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

Do you have a better alternative?

[IRC]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

I don't think it really matters what we are. I think we're too big anymore for anything to matter. I'm hoping that after four years "big government" gets thrown on its ass because the people have had enough, but the south is too big for that. Pander to Jesus and get in the Whitehouse. See it doesn't matter. It didn't matter about policies or budget deficiets or war. All that mattered was one guy said I believe in God and the ignorant masses went to church on Sunday and thanked the Lord that there was a man smart enough to look to God for how to run our country.

We're all juggling too many balls and pretty soon we'll drop them all.

[AlexMagusaka]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

I remember my slightly-insane 10th grade history teacher said once, "Governments CAN be perfect; but only if every last citizen agrees that it works."

Then my 12th grade teacher described socialist governments: Free healthcare, free college, but with a 50% tax rate.

Honestly there was a point to posting this but I kinda forgot it.

So, uh, yeah.

[IRC]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

Man, now I'm going to start wanting to live in Canada again.

[archerarmored]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

moving to canada would ****ing suck

[John Mora]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

Because someone has to say it eventually: we aren't a democracy. We're a democratic republic. There's a difference.

[IRC]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

But aren't we the closest thing to a democracy that we have?

[John Mora]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

...What?

[IRC]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

Isn't the form of government that the United States of America uses the closest thing to a true democracy?

[The Dark Jester]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

No the chinese.

as well as the haitians.

[John Mora]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

No, a true democracy would be everyone voting on everything.

[IRC]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

I understand that, but aren't we the closest thing to that?

[Sampson]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

No, ancient Athens had a true Democracy.

[John Mora]

Re: Does america compare to the soviet union?

Yeah, the closest thing to true democracy IS true democracy.