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Good. We are a Constituional Republc but so is The People's Republic of China. Why do we differ? (hint. the answer was in the earlier questions).
So, their constitution says the same thing as our constitution? Shit....
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams
Good. We are a Constituional Republc but so is The People's Republic of China. Why do we differ? (hint. the answer was in the earlier questions).
So, their constitution says the same thing as our constitution? Shit....
"Shit"? lol, okay I'll dumb it down for you.
China has but one political party, the Communist Party, codified in their constitution. Our Constitution mentions not rights, obligations or prohibitions on politcal parties. So to infer we are a democratic republic with a constitution is the answer.
The OP asks to choose between Capitalism and Democracy; the proper question to ask is between Capitalism and another economic theory, or between democracy and a monarchy, a plutocracy, an oligarchy or many other types of government in theory and in practice.
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Political Parties | Udfl
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams
We are a democracy.
Its the defintion of the word.
Quit trying to redefine words for your poltical point system
We are a democracy.
Its the defintion of the word.
Quit trying to redefine words for your poltical point system
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams
And yet you fully support Obama, the most owned man in the history of the world by big corporations and the rich. The biggest war president in US history and still hold the title of Bush's Evil Policies repealed = zero.
Wait, your cock hungry for Obamabunz No amount of reality and FACTS will ever sway your blind obedient and servitude to your master. Hell, we live in a Democracy because we all voted on Obamacare and to start a war with Libya and Pakistan... to expand Afghanistan and to still be in Iraq... to expand homeland security and torture people. All voted on in our Democracy.
Perhaps TDM can show us in the Founding Documents where the word appears? And why The Constitution was pushed rather than stay with the Articles Of Confederation?We are a democracy.
Its the defintion of the word.
Quit trying to redefine words for your poltical point system
Representative Republic we are not a Democracy.
Granted, the Founders all recognized the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, but they did so from the vantage point of a republican form of government rather than a democratic one. In fact, the fear of democracy was foremost in the minds of many of our Founders as this nation was birthed.
One of the reasons our Founders opposed democracy was because of its short life expectancy. Said John Adams, the second president of the United States: Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. And because they feared the violence (think Wisconsins teachers unions) that usually accompanies a democracys suicide, Benjamin Rush warned: A simple democracy is one of the greatest of evils.
Predominantly, the Founders viewed democracy as mob rule. A form of government in which a mere a minority of the population could manipulate a majority of voters into supporting their cause, therefore giving the few control over the purses, the land, and the lives of the many. (Case in point: the 10% of the employees in this country who are unionized and who, through the partnership unions share with the Democrat Party, have been able to live off the monies confiscated from taxes on the 90% of non-unionized employees.)
On the other hand, our Founders adhered to a republican form of government because of its stability over the long haul. It wasnt given to change, thus even the most charismatic of leaders, or politicians, would always be constrained by the limitations placed upon him (or her) by the Constitution and the laws of nature.
In this we are reminded of another reason our Founders preferred a republican form of government: namely, because it is rational rather than emotional.
It is democracy that provides an emotional base sufficient to allow a union boss to take to the airwaves (or the streets of Wisconsin) and defend the belief that their members ought to receive healthcare and pension benefits at the expense of someone else. Moreover, the emotionalism of a perceived democracy not only allows them to do this, but apparently also keeps them from feeling shame for having done it.
Clearly, one of the greatest lessons from Wisconsin is a reminder of why our Founding Fathers despised democracy.
» Lessons From Wisconsin: No Wonder the Founding Fathers Equated Democracy with Mob Rule - Big Government
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams
And yet you fully support Obama, the most owned man in the history of the world by big corporations and the rich. The biggest war president in US history and still hold the title of Bush's Evil Policies repealed = zero.
Wait, your cock hungry for Obamabunz No amount of reality and FACTS will ever sway your blind obedient and servitude to your master. Hell, we live in a Democracy because we all voted on Obamacare and to start a war with Libya and Pakistan... to expand Afghanistan and to still be in Iraq... to expand homeland security and torture people. All voted on in our Democracy.
It's a bit early for you to be drunk so the profane and hatful comments in this post suggest a serious anger issue as well as historical ignorance. I suggest you listen to Mel Gibson's drunken rant and see how others might precieve your vile post.