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Most democracies I know are usually divided between conservatives of some sort and liberals of some sort, who agree and nothing, and usually just over 50% of th
by dvirsky 15y ago
Most democracies I know are usually divided between conservatives of some sort and liberals of some sort, who agree and nothing, and usually just over 50% of the voters if not less, agree with their government's policies.
I totally disagree with the Israeli gov's policies and often protest them. Guess what? My personal info was inside those files (deprecated credit card and email though).
Attacking citizens of democracies because they are inseparable from their government and responsible for its actions, is a common argument for terrorism, btw.
- rdtsc 15y agoDemocracies (or just "advertised" democracies) can't have it both ways. They get to tell the world about their superior system of government where citizens have a say in how their government runs (sometimes they even invade others to impose this "superior" system on them). And that's great. But then there is the other side of the coin when the said govt. screws up, then citizens should man up and take responsibility. I am responsible for US invading Iraq and Afghanistan. If I am in those countries and I would be afraid for my safety (and rightly so). I didn't vote for it, and I don't think realistically people have the power and the voice in most advertised democracies. But then, one can argue, they are also responsible for now changing the system (and therefor the 99% Occupy stuff is happening all over, it is not about economy it is about who has the power, control and responsability).