what is democratic despotism?
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i've never heard of it before, but an educated guess would be that its a form of government where the dictators set up fake elections in order to look like a democratic nation, but in fact the elections are extremely rigged and if anyone else did run against them, they couldn't win anyway since the elections are rigged (assuming they didn't mysteriously "disappear" in the process).\n\nthere are A LOT of governments like this in the world, the most prime examples being nations like the former soviet republics (kazakstan, kyrgyzstan, etc.) and some middle eastern nations (such as what iraq was before we invaded and what iraq will be three days after we leave).
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it is correct to say that the democracy is a religion. from the times of the socrates and plato , great scholars have regarded the democracy as the supreme form of governemnt. in today's world it is impossible to think of a governemnt without the demacracy. in a way the democracy is the "government by discussion". it is equally important to know that only democratic governemnt allows its citizens to freely state their views . thus , democracy is a true religion.
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Not one world government, one style of government... Democracy.
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A pure form of democracy in which considerable power is wielded by the general public. For instance, the initiative, referendum, and recall are all devices of direct democracy.
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there is the democratic republic - which the USA has.  They elect people to legislate on their behalf - and elect the leader as well.\n\nThere is the democratic monarchy - which the UK and others have.  It still elects those to legislate for them - but the leader is there by birthright (there are still a couple where the monarch is not just a figure head).\n\nThere is plain democracy, which does not exist to my knowledge anymore, it was in ancient Greece, where there was no real "leader" and that while there was a senate to deal with certain issues, one person = one vote on main issues.\n\nI suppose you could also include the democratic dictatorship where there is "an election" every so many years and surprisingly the "leader" keeps getting re-elected. basically one person = no vote.\n\nThere was the attempt at democratic socialism, but am not sure as much about that.
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too many people want to be in charge, old saying "too many cheifs not enough indians" democracy is a system for the people and by the people. if the common person does not stand up for it it will falter.
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Nothing meaningful actually. As democracy implies the pluralism of (many different) choices. During the cold war era communist rulers  tried to push the illusion that communist countries were truly democratic under the leadership of one communist party that took care of the working class and all the people. Nonsense actually the rulers only cared for themselves. The democratic thinking people in communist countries then invented the term pluralistic society and democracy to counter the pretense of despotic authorities that the communist regimes were the best democracies. It doesn't have much meaning now.
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Oligarchy. - Governed by a small family or small group of people
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I heard about that - it's pathetic that people in a demotcratic society have to be bribed to vote.\n\nFP
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A. Democracy is a myth.  No country has ever been a true democracy.  A true democracy everyone from age eight to death has a say on every issue.  (The US is a Federal Republic with divided and diffused powers divided between the various jurisdictions giving the federal a very specific roll and the rest to the states)\n\nB Oligarchy is the rule of a small group over a country-WHICH IS THE CORRECT ANSWER\n\nC. Theocracy is rule by a god\n\nD. Dictatorship is complete rule of one ruler.\n\n\nAgain the correct answer is B
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Mark has it almost right.A democracy is the rule of the majority,or more succinctly,mob rule.In a constitutional republic(as in the U.S.),the people are represented by democratically elected representatives who meet at regular intervals to decide issues on behalf of the people,or representative mob rule.Just depends on how you look at it.
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Well, the political system of the Unted States does have some democratic features, however, it is far from a true democracy. Speaking about the actual system, not just the abuse of power occuring as of late. \n\nAnd bucksrams, thanks for the good laugh. \n\nIn all seriousness, Switzerland is probably the country that resembles a democracy the most in the world of today.
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Democracy is a form of government where the people make the decisions. People mistake the US for a democracy, but we are not. We select the people that make the decisions, and this is what a republic is about.
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uh...democracy's side
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quick craificaton: democracy is when two wolves and a sheep vote on what to have for lunch. that's why we have a democratic republic. anarchy is how most of us live anyway. i wouldn't live any differently if the state or the feds went away ty for the good question.
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Democracy is a form of government where the population of a society controls the government.\n\nWiki has pages of infromation.
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Greedy Oligarchy in Power  or Greedy Opportunistic Parasites.