The Lighthouse of Democracy In the World: Sweden!

[taks]

because they need people to be afraid and continue spending money to "fix problems."

 

taks

Edited November 28, 2006 by taks

[Gromnir]

the more homogeneous your culture/society is, the easier it is to have democracy work smooth.

 

HA! Good Fun!

[kumquatq3]

I suppose being a good Democracy and a good government are two different things

[taks]

yeah, related, of course, but definitely not requirements of one another. pure democracy would be horrible. pure "good government" requires a level of altruism (or maybe logic) i don't think humans are capable of.

 

i think gromnir is right, btw. it is much easier to pull off when everyone thinks similarly.

 

taks

[Surreptishus]

yeah, related, of course, but definitely not requirements of one another.  pure democracy would be horrible.  pure "good government" requires a level of altruism (or maybe logic) i don't think humans are capable of.

 

i think gromnir is right, btw.  it is much easier to pull off when everyone thinks similarly.

 

taks

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...and when there's only a relative few of them.

[taks]

uh yes, for sure.

 

taks

[metadigital]

  of course, i still do not understand how an oppressive taxing scheme is not considered an infringement on civil liberties while tapping phone lines of suspected terrorists is...  personally, BOTH should be given weight (though not necessarily equally) as the former really does amount to robbing peter to pay for paul.

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So, uh, that wasn't joke?

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Which bit didn't you understand?

[Xard]

Seriously thinking "oppressive taxing scheme" and tapping phone lines as equal deeds. :crazy:

[metadigital]

He never said equal:

personally, BOTH should be given weight (though not necessarily equally)

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but you're right, some oppressive Big Brother taking my money for their own designs is much worse than evesdropping on telephone gossip ... "

[Xard]

Indeed