Buckshot Bear Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Why is the USA, the leader of the Free World listed as a 'Flawed Democracy' unlike Britian, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and some other countries being listed as 'Full Democracy'? https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/end-times-why-2024-is-make-or-break-for-democracy/news-story/5a89722e15cadf12319e01aea3f904e5 Not trusting the above new article I Googled (always dangerous) and found this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Because we are a Representative Republic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 1 minute ago, Rip Snorter said: Because we are a Representative Republic? Googled that (again always dangerous) but it says Britian is a Representative Republic - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Liberals love to say the U.S. is a democracy. It’s not. Thank God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Because the writer either doesn't know what he's talking about, or the description fits his agenda better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 The definition of a Democracy is "Governed by the Will of the People" aka "Majority Rule" aka "Mob Rule" As Pat Riot pointed out, the United States is not a Democracy. We are a Constitutional Federal Republic. Given how badly the Turdou has trampled on the civil rights of Canadians since 2020, any group that would rate them a full democracy is using flawed logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Perhaps because our Constitution contains deliberately non-democratic features, while always retaining a representative character. The biggest example is probably the Senate, the more powerful of the two houses (except in its inability to initiate appropriations), which gives each state, regardless of size, two senators. This well-known feature really gripes modern lovers of 'democracy'. To them, democracy itself is the ideal. To our Founders, liberty is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Everything on the internet is true though right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Everything on the internet is true though right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 The problem in a Democracy or Republic lies not in the theory it lies in the select few having power , Want to go down a rabbit hole look into DARPA and its "relationship " with Google and Facebook and I will let that one for anyone to make their own opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 21 minutes ago, PowderRiverCowboy said: The problem in a Democracy or Republic lies not in the theory it lies in the select few having power , Want to go down a rabbit hole look into DARPA and its "relationship " with Google and Facebook and I will let that one for anyone to make their own opinion Australia has its version of DARPA as well, that's now tied in with the USA through AUKUS. https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_departments/Parliamentary_Library/FlagPost/2022/June/DARPA_model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Russia would meet the definition of a constitutional Federal republic, but is it really? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Russia would meet the definition of a constitutional Federal republic, but is it really? No. If Putin says so it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Huckleberry Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 14 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Why is the USA, the leader of the Free World listed as a 'Flawed Democracy' unlike Britian, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and some other countries being listed as 'Full Democracy'? Drilling down -- the main factor that drove the U.S. from 'Full Democracy' to 'Flawed Democracy' were drops in the its scores in 'Political Culture', and 'Functioning of Government'. The change came in 2016. Go back to the 2016 report, and the commentary is that the change from 'Full . . ' to 'Flawed . . ' was largely attributable to a drop in public trust in the government. The report went on to say that the decline in trust was not due to Trump, but came before his election. Given the degree to which the media has involved itself in shaping public opinion, I'd tend to point in that direction, especially considering the media's reporting on the 2016 presidential campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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