> The people of the US freely elect their representatives, and yet: Not really, due to the nature of the US political system which is strongly based around dyn

> The people of the US freely elect their representatives, and yet: Not really, due to the nature of the US political system which is strongly based around dynamics which make sure that the parties in power stay in power. Calling elections for a (in practice) two party system free is a bit of an stretch. I mean sure it's better then a (in practice) one party system, but still there is (in practice) no real choice to vote for, nor can "you" create a new choice (in practice, theoretical you could but due to the dynamics of the system it doesn't work in practice EDIT: As long as not one of both of the parties fully collapse and even then it might not work).