Will the people of the USA learn from the true democracy we are now seeing in Bolivia, and Venezuela?
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I believe this will not happen in my life time. People in the USA believe we already live in a democracy, but we don't. We live in a land of freedoms, but not democracy. If we did, we would have many more choices to vote for in elections instead of being offered only what the two parties offer for the most part. If we were a democracy the people would have more say regarding taxes, how our money is spent and have a press that is factual and not what the prevailing government wants whether it is democratics or republicans. A true democractic society is run by the people for the people. I am 63 and we haven't had that yet since i have been around.
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Americans know nothing of such things, only what thier government and media told them. Iraq was a nice peaceful place before... Look into Socialism, it is where we will end up eventually
964425
As long as this is a capitalist country. controlled mainly by big business, we will be seen as opportunist's.But the Democrats do a much better job of disguising this.and wont more for the people , So Yes things will improve.with the Republicans not having so much power.I pray for my country. God Bless The United States Of America. May we be a beacon of light for freedom and justice in the world.and please. no more killing of innocents.
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Actually the U.S. is a republic, not a democracy.  \n\nI'm not going to argue politics with a foreigner.
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yes I've noticed this. The U.S.A. wants everything our way. Not so sure we want democracy. the present administration is more concerned with having there way than democracy...hopefully this will change when we get a few of these currently elected officials out of office the American people are gettign wise to there ways and soon maybe the U.S. will be happy to mind its own business again. at the current time it seems we havent done a very good job running our own country doesnt make much sense that we are trying to run everyone elses. Unfortuneately we have a few more years with the current president but perhaps the American people can rein him in a little there are many people in the U.S. that are not aproving of the ways things have been handled too bad we get the blame for what the government is doing.
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I don't think Americans Have a complete democracy like any other Asian Countries do have.  There had been many conversory always happening in Presidental Election. If you had heard the speech last time election propoganda you can see it. Other wise, majority of people in America do like war and killing the people. But I don't think so, although they had criminal cutlure in back ground.\n   \n  I have seen some answers here, don't consider american in one category.  Unfortunately many americans have this problems. Americans have superiority in their thinking pattern.\nAnd other answers here it's like very pathetic.  No one has answered correctly to your question.\n\n  If Americans don't change their attitude to other nations, they have to suffer, see the Latin American countries Have been changed. I don't think If any Indian can support to America today. Moreover, day by day Indians comment against americans.
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No. the 'white' people in America think that their 'democratic' system is better than the systems found in certain other countries.
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1970's -- incinerated 600,000 peasants in the country next to the country the US was at war with.\n\nafter that ... hooked up with saddam hussain and helped end democracy in several latin american nations.\n\ntoday ... hard to believe people in the US buy the line about spreading democracy.
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I just hope more South American countries follow suit.  Maybe one day a United South America.  That would be amazing.  How do you draw that parallel?\n\nFor that idiot Stare At This.   Instead of just believing the anti-socialist propaganda you have in this country.  Go pick up a book and actually read up on it.  After that go find out how many countries in the world are socialist democracies.\n\nFor that other idiot Venezuela and Bolivia are still Democracies, not what you  would think of as totalitarian Communist states.
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Fixed, cemented, and sealed all in one foul swoop!!! We have not had a democracy for a very long time...if ever, and the people with money have the power. I disagree with the person that said we live in a communist state...We are living in a feudalistic state!!!
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It's not quite that simple. We are not true democracy, but a representative democracy, which has the same principles, but obviously everyone in the whole country does not need to vote on every single thing that passes through congress, ese we would spend our entire lives in the poll lines. Anyway, direct democracies only work in very small countries with a minute population.
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True the US fore-fathers revolted against a colonial power and gave US its discernible freedom and democracy much in line with what was happening in France.\n\nHowever, in this day and age, democracy allows us to vote out those we don't want or vote in those we want. however the power of the citizenry is not limited there, they can lobby their senators and can band together via lobbies to influence thinking in white house.\n\nSo to answer your question, it is important that the structures built over the years to develop the checks and balances of governance are not eroded - like the free media etc...so strengthen these..and ou will see a stronger US...
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USA is not a democracy. It is a republic.
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What may be (?) good for the US is by far not necessarily good for other countries. Before installing democracy in a country, that country must be qualified for democracy!\nAs we can see in many countries of the so-called third world, democracy american style there simply does not work. As a matter of fact, because of such democracy forced onto them, among others by the US, many of these countries ended up in plain chaos and anarchy!\nThe system of a country can work to the better of its people only, if this system developed from within and most always will fail, if it is forced onto a nation from outside (like from the US).\nLet the Americans live with their type of regime and give other countries a chance of their own! Eventually a nation may end up with a democracy even better than the one of the US, which is restricted to that check-mark on your poll-sheet!
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Democracy is what i pray for. Republic Dictatorships have been Americas ruin, and the cause of forced inflation. America has to have leadership for the people and not corporations. The people of America are not slaves as one party would hope you to be.
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yes the peoples of the USA gave them to much power . that type of total power will corrupt any party as it have the republicans party
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Manipulating the politics of other countries is what has caused hatred for the U.S. in the Arab and Muslim countries, do you want it to spread further in the Americas now?\n\nHugo Chavez's attitudes are more in line with nearly 70% of the U.S. population now, so I think you are way off track suggesting such a thing.  \n\nRemember, "absolute power corrupts absolutely!" How about using our power for some good?"