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Pray tell how people in the US can control specifics of its foreign policy.
by huhtenberg 1y ago
Pray tell how people in the US can control specifics of its foreign policy.
- smcl 1y agoThis is why the democracy-vs-dictatorship point is not one I think is worth arguing. Because while you can technically vote for president, senate, congress who have some say over that on your behalf, you still don't really decide anything. I think however you'd both be in agreement about the broad thrust of the argument - that this is a slightly daft thing to lay at the feet of your average Iranian, who will already be perfectly aware of what its government gets up to.
- gruez 1y ago>Because while you can technically vote for president, senate, congress who have some say over that on your behalf, you still don't really decide anything. Even if there was a referendum in the US on whether to drone strike alleged drug traffickers or whatever, it's still a stretch to blame all Americans (with "your" language), because it's there's still a good chance that a given American visitor didn't actually vote for it.
- snickerdoodle14 1y agoThe US is closer to a dictatorship than a democracy. Certainly now. In properly democratic countries you would have more than 2 parties, with more than 2 viewpoints. You pick one that aligns with you, and they actually have a chance at winning.