Almost one-half (49.3%) of the world’s population lives in a democracy of some sort, although only 4.5% reside in a “full democracy”, down from 8.9% in 2015 as a result of the US being demoted from a “full democracy” to a “flawed democracy” (see Table 1, Democracy Index 2016 by regime type). Around 2.6bn people, more than one-third of the world’s population, live under authoritarian rule, with a large share being, of course, in China.
Democracy is bad when women's political opinions are valued as much as that of men.
Leo Ross
All democracies which are capitalist are flawed democracies by definition, because democracy and capitalism are fundamentally incompatible. The fundamental tenets of capitalism are precluded by democracy, and even though the fundamental tenets of democracy are not necessarily precluded by those of capitalism they have historically always ended up in conflict.
John Collins
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William Brown
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Matthew Wright
dubs
Just stop.
No, not that.
periods are not everyday you know
You totally don't understand the value of capitalism do you?
tru
I know, it's agsausting reading that shit after a while.
Barth
Isaac Reed
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Juan Peterson
I swear some of you don't comprehend the concept of overreaction.
Nicholas Gonzalez
quads?
I am OP so I am allowed to derail my own thread.
Asher White
You can literally do whatever you want there, until you get shot in the back a rival pirate gang who also celebrates democracy.
Come on now.
Also, the word "democracy" does not appear in the US Constitution, because the US is not a democracy.
Instead the word "republic" is used in the Constitution (Article IV, Section 4)
So the US is not a flawed democracy or a democracy at all. It's a republic. Saying the US is a flawed democracy is also like saying the US is a flawed monarchy because it elects their version of king and doesn't have a royal family.
Aaron Perry
yeah nah ur a cunt
Jose Johnson
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Lucas Perry
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Jonathan Adams
I wonder who could be behind this? right again.
Anthony Cooper
US has unelected bureaucrats too Is it normal to elect bureaucrats?
Logan Smith
also >ignoring the fact that most of the countries with a top "democracy index" per the map have ceded control of their laws and borders to the EU kikes belong in the >>>/oven/
Nathaniel Lewis
Do you understand that the European Union only makes laws over a very small range of issues?
Ian Torres
like how many somalians to accept into your country or precisely what sort of cow you're allowed to have?
Jose Sanchez
Women brains womening happens everyday. They seem to have no regard for anything old and destroy it, whether this is on purpose or by there nature.
Justin Williams
It doesn't do either of those things.
Julian Gomez
lmao EU pushes for gun control nigga how can your shylock ass keep lying t. viper
Caleb Ross
There is literally nothing wrong with having a free trade area with a well defined set of rules
Benjamin Gutierrez
Not to mention America has a fuckload of problems, but it's still better than europe
Anthony Brown
America was NEVER a full democracy. Nor was that the intent of the founding of the country. A Republic by definition is NOT a total democracy. A pure democracy does NOT work. Whoever wrote this should be shot and taught American history
Lincoln Thompson
Plenty of representative democracies that aren't shitholes. Hell Switzerland is a direct democracy and that country is doing great.
Where do you ignorant, lazy, burger fucks get the idea that the entire world is falling apart except America? Have you even left America?
Chase Martin
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Oliver Hall
They get it from Holla Forums and the right wing media
Is this a burger finally acknowledging that we aren't overrun with 300 billion Muzzlims?
Austin Butler
Democracy is dictatorship of majority and majority is stupid, and controlled by gibs me dats and media owning oligarchs since media controls the public opinion of the masses.
Luke Allen
Totally called it
David Roberts
Switzerland is not a democracy. They are a federal republic which includes the right for nationals to petition and initiate referenda.
How can you call something a democracy when they have mandatory military conscription for male citizens?
Samuel Gonzalez
democracy is a soft form of communism
Lucas Anderson
fuck democracy!
anarchy 4 life!!!
Jayden Hughes
Should we also exclude France from the democracy club?
Zachary Sullivan
You already life in anarchy, "government" is just a gang name.