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by The United States of North Amerigo » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:26 am
by Havenburgh » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:26 am
by The Jaclean Empire » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:26 am
by Impaled Nazarene » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:26 am
Ketora wrote:So... America is an oligarchy now
...heh... what do you guys think about our new system of government...
Oligarchy is a form of government which means (at least by modern day definition)
The economic elite have far much more political power than the majority, who has little to no power.
When we vote it only chooses which oligarch will take a certain place, the majority of the time the oligarchs only care what the economic elite think and not of the majority.
I'am justing asking if we Americans are going to be okay.
Kiaculta wrote:Oh, Kar, you silly sack of shit.
Soviet Haaregrad wrote:Bickering ist krieg.
Infected Mushroom wrote:isn't this a bit extreme?
Finland SSR wrote:"Many dictatorships are oligarchies.
Many democracies are oligarchies.
Therefore, many dictatorships are democracies."
-said no one ever. I made these words up.
Genivaria wrote:"WHY!? Why do this!? Thousands of planets and trillions of innocent lives gone! For what!?"
"It seemed like fun at the time."
by GreatestBanks » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:26 am
by Ketora » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:27 am
Second Blazing wrote:Katganistan wrote:
You actually have to, you know, provide proof of your statement.
It's a DEBATE forum. You have to provide the framework of the debate.
Things worked pretty well before people were forced to tpye the equivalent of an 8th grade current events assignment to start a thread.
by GreatestBanks » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:27 am
by The Intergalactic Russian Empire » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:28 am
by GreatestBanks » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:28 am
The Intergalactic Russian Empire wrote:Ketora wrote:
O well... I guess america is not a democracy then
The US isn't actually a democracy, technically it's a federal presidential constitutional republic. If it were a democracy everyone would vote on the laws directly instead of voting for representatives who make the laws for them.
by Havenburgh » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:30 am
by Impaled Nazarene » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:31 am
Finland SSR wrote:"Many dictatorships are oligarchies.
Many democracies are oligarchies.
Therefore, many dictatorships are democracies."
-said no one ever. I made these words up.
Kiaculta wrote:Oh, Kar, you silly sack of shit.
Soviet Haaregrad wrote:Bickering ist krieg.
Infected Mushroom wrote:isn't this a bit extreme?
Finland SSR wrote:"Many dictatorships are oligarchies.
Many democracies are oligarchies.
Therefore, many dictatorships are democracies."
-said no one ever. I made these words up.
Genivaria wrote:"WHY!? Why do this!? Thousands of planets and trillions of innocent lives gone! For what!?"
"It seemed like fun at the time."
by Ketora » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:31 am
The United States of North Amerigo wrote:Well I do vote for people so I'd like to disagree.
by Ketora » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:32 am
by GreatestBanks » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:32 am
Ketora wrote:The United States of North Amerigo wrote:Well I do vote for people so I'd like to disagree.
Well,
The parties choose the candidates,
and the candidates are almost always economic elite...
There are allot of countries who have elections that are not so fair...
The economy has much more influence than your vote.
But with candidates like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton... It look s like election won't even matter soon... but if I had to choose a candidate... Ben Cline seems pretty nice.
But most of the Oligarchy is among the legislature and big companies
by Havenburgh » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:33 am
GreatestBanks wrote:The Intergalactic Russian Empire wrote:The US isn't actually a democracy, technically it's a federal presidential constitutional republic. If it were a democracy everyone would vote on the laws directly instead of voting for representatives who make the laws for them.
True, and that's good, because voters today are uneducated and uninformed.
by GreatestBanks » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:33 am
by Wallenburg » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:33 am
by Hakons » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:34 am
by GreatestBanks » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:34 am
by Havenburgh » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:35 am
Ketora wrote:The United States of North Amerigo wrote:Well I do vote for people so I'd like to disagree.
Well,
The parties choose the candidates,
and the candidates are almost always economic elite...
There are allot of countries who have elections that are not so fair...
The economy has much more influence than your vote.
But with candidates like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton... It look s like election won't even matter soon... but if I had to choose a candidate... Ben Cline seems pretty nice.
But most of the Oligarchy is among the legislature and big companies
by Ketora » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:36 am
by GreatestBanks » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:37 am
Havenburgh wrote:Ketora wrote:
Well,
The parties choose the candidates,
and the candidates are almost always economic elite...
There are allot of countries who have elections that are not so fair...
The economy has much more influence than your vote.
But with candidates like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton... It look s like election won't even matter soon... but if I had to choose a candidate... Ben Cline seems pretty nice.
But most of the Oligarchy is among the legislature and big companies
Its everywhere. The big company and the banks control the houses. Hillary, Romney, Trump, they are all controlled by them. How? Because the companies give them millions for their campaigns and in return the candidates champion what the companies want.
by Havenburgh » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:37 am
GreatestBanks wrote:Havenburgh wrote:A republic is a representative democracy. What your thinking of is a direct democracy.
Direct democracy today could never work.
And that's true, but it seems that the words ''Democracy'' and ''republic'' or ''Dictatorship'' and ''oligarchy'' have seemingly lost their meanings.
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