Conquer Club

jonesthecurl wrote:OK Target, please tell us where/when there is a democracy according to your definition.
Or go blow a casket.

jonesthecurl wrote:OK Target, please tell us where/when there is a democracy according to your definition.
Or go blow a casket.

jonesthecurl wrote:See, when people say "that's democracy in action" what they often mean is "despite the USA not fitting Target's warped definition of a 'democracy', the people's voice can sometimes be heard even when they don't get to vote about stuff."

zebraman wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:OK Target, please tell us where/when there is a democracy according to your definition.
Or go blow a casket.

This has been one of the best threads ever. The amount of grammatical landmines awaiting anyone trying to sift through target's posts ensures an almost 100% casualty rate.

And targetman, that's ensure, not insure.

Symmetry wrote:This is a line (Republic, not a Democracy) that comes up a lot for some Americans. I've not really seen a satisfactory explanation for it- it's not like they're exclusive. Sometimes it looks like a line learned at school at never contemplated, and other times it just looks like the words are being used on completely different terms to those I understand.

I've tried looking for reliable sources, but mostly I seem to get the usual right-wing random ranting blogs. Still, I'll post what I've found from a conservative who I generally like, and find difficult to disagree with even when I'd like to- Eugene Volokh:

Here

Phatscotty wrote:

Symmetry wrote:This is a line (Republic, not a Democracy) that comes up a lot for some Americans. I've not really seen a satisfactory explanation for it- it's not like they're exclusive. Sometimes it looks like a line learned at school at never contemplated, and other times it just looks like the words are being used on completely different terms to those I understand.

I've tried looking for reliable sources, but mostly I seem to get the usual right-wing random ranting blogs. Still, I'll post what I've found from a conservative who I generally like, and find difficult to disagree with even when I'd like to- Eugene Volokh:

Here

Symm, we are a Republic

targetman377 wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:See, when people say "that's democracy in action" what they often mean is "despite the USA not fitting Target's warped definition of a 'democracy', the people's voice can sometimes be heard even when they don't get to vote about stuff."

warped? Wikipedia is warped?