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Why is it important for you to issue a petty nuance to this that you should, and probably do, realise that I already acknowledge? Compare: "China is actually n
by jahaja 8y ago
Why is it important for you to issue a petty nuance to this that you should, and probably do, realise that I already acknowledge?
Compare:
"China is actually not inherently undemocratic there's a lot of local officials etc being voted in".
Yes, but on the systemic, overall, scale there's a blatant democratic deficit present for all to see.
- Retric 8y agoBecause it's a question of scale not kind, when you go to the DMV etc in the US you don't expect to bribe anyone. That's far from culturally or historically universal, so day to day it's just not that corrupt relative to other countries. Now, is politics in the US rigged? Ehh. You do need to actually participate to be counted. Don't vote and don't lobby then sure they your voice is not heard. Now does everyone get equally rewarded when they vote or lobby? Clearly not as every vote is not equal and frankly that's part of our constitution. So is the US a democracy? Nope. On the other hand the US is not a totalitarian state, the will of the people does actually matter and things happen without bribes every day. Compare it to say England where the landed gentry got to hold extra special power rather than ever shifting groups in the US and yea it's not that bad.
- jahaja 8y agoIndeed it is. The scale I wrote about above was lobbying [people in power], not giving the highway cop half the official fine.