Thread: Bерите в демократию? / Do you believe in Democracy?

Originally Posted by Ramil

A funny poll. About a thing that doesn't exist.

You old cynic!

FYI - there is now democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq...........lol...............

Originally Posted by it-ogo

Is Democracy a religion to be believed in?

Yes, I think most Americans and Western Europeans "believe" a lot more in democracy than they do in God....

One of the reasons everyone in Europe is so upset about Syria, Libya etc is... "there is no democracy there!"

Originally Posted by Hanna

You old cynic!

FYI - there is now democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq...........lol...............

You young cynic!

Originally Posted by Crocodile

You young cynic!

you flatter me, mr crocodile

So it was not the superior democracy that lured you from the USSR to Canada........?

Perhaps it's more a case of you prefer one type of dictatorship over another?

Originally Posted by Hanna

you flatter me, mr crocodile

So it was not the superior democracy that lured you from the USSR to Canada........?

Perhaps it's more a case of you prefer one type of dictatorship over another?

No, it was the "sausage" like I explained earlier.
I'm not a political dissident who just couldn't have enough freedom.

Originally Posted by Crocodile

No, it was the "sausage" l

you should have gone to Germany then!
and I thought you might not be a sausage fan at all!

Originally Posted by kidkboom

That being said, I am still waiting to be shown a decent example of Communism in action that does not degrade to a system of self-deceptive corruption. ...

Something tends to get out of hand every time a country tries to implement socialism or communism. I I think a few places in South America might be allright at it, and have most of the population behind them. But it doesn't help them that they are subject to just about every attempt at sabotaging for them, short of a war.

Losing faith in socialism as an ideal is almost like losing a religious faith I think.
Same for losing faith in democracy, which is supposed to be another great concept.

But losing faith in Capitalism is almost like a relief, because it's not a very appealing concept to start with.

I'd be interested to hear how you've rated Brunei, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia as being in possession of humanistic national policies.

I don't like the gulf states and particularly not Saudi Arabia. I don't know much about Brunei.

But I can think of one non-democracy that I think is quite allright - Singapore.

I am not mad about China at all, but i don't think that people there would be better of were the country to become a democracy. Quite the opposite, probably.

Originally Posted by Hanna

You old cynic!

FYI - there is now democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq...........lol...............

Oh, that. I have another name for it, but if that's what you wish to call it, then yes, I agree.

Originally Posted by Hanna

One of the reasons everyone in Europe is so upset about Syria, Libya etc is... "there is no democracy there!"

But soon there will be. I'm sure of it. Democratic bombs will fall upon any non-democratic house, I'm sure!