Ultra-Conservative

[TomOfSweden]

I think power breeds fascism. It's got nothing to do with ideology. Any political unit with too much power that isn't checked will end up fascist.

In USA the conservatists seem to focus exclusively on bullshit issues, like gay marriages. The result is of course that their power isn't checked, because nobody knows what they want. But US democracy is very healthy. If they would get out of line in a way the voters don't like, they're fucked.

edit: btw, the people talking had pictures of little multi-coloured babies on a picture behind her. That's classic fascist tactic. Whipping up emotions for your cause in a way that doesn't actually connect with the issue at hand.

[tazzinnc]

I think power breeds fascism. It's got nothing to do with ideology. Any political unit with too much power that isn't checked will end up fascist.

In USA the conservatists seem to focus exclusively on bullshit issues, like gay marriages. The result is of course that their power isn't checked, because nobody knows what they want. But US democracy is very healthy. If they would get out of line in a way the voters don't like, they're fucked.

edit: btw, the people talking had pictures of little multi-coloured babies on a picture behind her. That's classic fascist tactic. Whipping up emotions for your cause in a way that doesn't actually connect with the issue at hand.

The U.S is not a democracy, it is a Republic and it is slowly turning into a socalist country.

[TomOfSweden]

The U.S is not a democracy, it is a Republic and it is slowly turning into a socalist country.

Don't be silly. That's just arguing about dictionary definitions. There are clear definitions what a liberal democracy is with or without your electors, and USA fits the bill neatly. Democracy is an attitude more than anything else. US citizens feel empowered, (obviously) and can make changes by having opinions. That's the key.

Whether or not it's turning so******t is another matter. The workers can vote in USA, which I guess can be argued is the dictatorship of the proletariat...but then again that would make any western country so******t...so I'm not sure. You need to work on your definitions.

[Guest 91108]

The U.S is not a democracy, it is a Republic and it is slowly turning into a socalist country.

Beg to differ.. the US has not been a Republic since the Civil War.. do your history and find what being a Republic seperated that from now.

[Mad Lews]

Beg to differ.. the US has not been a Republic since the Civil War.. do your history and find what being a Republic seperated that from now.

Wolfscout,

I'm curious as to why you feel the Civil War somehow turned the USA into a Non Republic. Most definitions of Republic are simply a form of Government with a chief of state that is not a Monarch.
I'd be curious as to what form of Government you think the first Republican president (Lincoln) left us with.

Respectfully

Mad Lews