On Sun, 8 Jun 2003 19:45:49 +0200
Frank Gevaerts <frank@gevaerts.be> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 12:41:33PM -0400, lists1 wrote:
> > On Thursday 05 June 2003 23:10, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 03:41:59PM -0400, Mark L. Kahnt wrote:
> > > > Sounds like Florida, eh? ;)
> > >
> > > Not really. It's not Florida's fault that federal elections don't
> > > believe in democracy, or the States wouldn't have the electoral
> > > college to begin with.
> >
> > Hate to burst your bubble but the US government is not a democracy.
> > It's a Republic. If you understood this, you wouldn't have made the
> > above statement. And if you're in the US, you should know this.
>
> Why is it that Americans (the USA variety) like to invade countries to
> install a "democracy" under an American leader, and whenever someone
> points out some facts about their home country, they point out that
> they themselves do not like democracy after all ?
>
> > Bing.
> >
> > btw, is the subject a stealth subject so you fly under the radar
> > with the discussion? ;0)
>
> You could have changed it
>
> Frank
because ignorance is bliss, and the american public is very blissful.
;-)
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