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Post by ~Sarzah~ on Sept 29, 2010 21:19:09 GMT -8
A pure Democratic system will always fail due to the fact that most people are too stupid to make any informed decisions. This. It would surprise you how many people have got no idea who or what they're voting for.
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iGeorge
For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.
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Post by iGeorge on Sept 30, 2010 6:07:44 GMT -8
I don't think either work very well, though a democracy would be the lesser of two evils.
Edit: Unless, of course, I were the dictator in question.
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Post by drunkmonkey on Sept 30, 2010 6:14:11 GMT -8
yeah, that whole "Nazi Thing" worked prety well for Germany.
okay, let's say that now I'm our dictator.
I don't like you, your friends or your family (and I don't need a reason).
Do you care to take the chance that I'm a 'nice guy'?
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Post by Rick Ace on Sept 30, 2010 11:24:33 GMT -8
I don't like you, your friends or your family (and I don't need a reason). You don't like your family?
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Post by drunkmonkey on Sept 30, 2010 15:02:06 GMT -8
I don't like you, your friends or your family (and I don't need a reason). You don't like your family? :O haha -- If you lived with them, you might feel the same way.
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Post by drunkmonkey on Sept 30, 2010 15:06:24 GMT -8
Stalin, Hitler, Chairman Mao, Pol Pot ........
all a bunch of sweethearts
dictatorship? toltalarian goverments?
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try again.
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Post by Dumezil on Sept 30, 2010 17:58:54 GMT -8
I think either will work under the right conditions and depending on what you wish to achieve.
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Syko Nachoman
let it all go at once, not piece by piece, but like a whole bucket of stars dumped into the universe
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Post by Syko Nachoman on Sept 30, 2010 18:04:52 GMT -8
Which system "works" depends partly on perspective -- am I an average citizen or am I the dictator?
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Hero
I r teh n00b eater!
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Post by Hero on Sept 30, 2010 18:09:47 GMT -8
yeah, that whole "Nazi Thing" worked prety well for Germany. I'm not sure if this was sarcasm, but I'd say it did. >.>
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Post by huskette on Sept 30, 2010 19:44:31 GMT -8
Which system "works" depends partly on perspective -- am I an average citizen or am I the dictator? This. But while we're at it, why not compare forms of democracy? Personally I'd way rather live in Sweden of Finland with their social-democratic governments than in the states, despite the fact that both are technically democracies...
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Post by drunkmonkey on Oct 1, 2010 5:50:00 GMT -8
yeah, that whole "Nazi Thing" worked prety well for Germany. I'm not sure if this was sarcasm, but I'd say it did. >.> compared to what? (bear down)
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aether
We are the music makers; the dreamers of dreams.
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Post by aether on Oct 1, 2010 6:53:13 GMT -8
Which one do you think works? Now before you vote, hear me out. I am being as serious as possible. I think Dictatorship works. Why? Because when Hitler was in charge of Germany, things got done. Sure the mass killings of the Jews was horrible, but still Hitler brought Germany up from nothing to something. Sure on bad grounds, but it worked. Joseph Stalin brought Russia up, and made things right. Does it work? Yes! I'm not saying "Lets go the "Big Brother" way". But Do you see Japan, Korea, Canada etc in an economic slump? No! The American way... The Government... it's funny! Really. Give obese disability because they are not disabled? Sure it's sad they are fat, but they are fat for a reason! Eating to much! (I for one am overweight, but you don't see me asking for disability) Yes I can see giving disability to people with lower than the minimum IQ standards. But obese people are fat for one reason! Eating! (Unless born that way) Lets give Credit cards away! People max out their cards, and then say oh crap! Now I need to file bankruptcy! There's more money out the door! We give millions of dollars to third world countries, like the middle east, but what about our own backdoor? We need to fix our selves before fixing other countries. The Government doesn't work. It's like going to an elementary school and letting 3 year olds read and sign the bills. If Dictator ship worked in Germany, Korea, etc, then why can't it work here? seriously!?
Ok, so everyone knows I would never get into a political stuff, but a friend and I were talking, most of his views I posted. Not all of it is based on facts, and it's somewhat opinion. So discuss. Please give me a good debate! I think we need one seeing as our last few ones kind of went down the tube. Prove me wrong that our system works, and that Dictatorship is wrong! This doesn't work because the way you define the role of government is historically incorrect. The origin of government is much the same way as early Americans defined it, "of the people, by the people, for the people." The people can work towards economic or militaristic prosperity, but the government can't work towards that independently or else it's not a government. In that case, it's a totalitarian state, like under Hitler and Stalin. And totalitarianism and dictatorship are not the same.
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I r teh n00b eater!
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Post by Hero on Oct 1, 2010 10:16:40 GMT -8
I'm not sure if this was sarcasm, but I'd say it did. >.> compared to what? (bear down) Nothing, but if I remember correctly Germany wasn't doing to well before the Nazi's took over. There was a depression going on, civil unrest, etc... The Nazi's took over and by the end of WW2 Germany was a major power, regardless of what the actual system of government was the Nazi Party definitely did some good for Germany. :P
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