"Hatred is a failure of imagination" - Graham Greene, "The Power and the Glory"
Doc Dutch (07-15-2020), Guno צְבִי (07-15-2020)
“If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.”
— Golda Meir
Zionism is the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Israel.
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ThatOwlWoman (07-15-2020)
"Hatred is a failure of imagination" - Graham Greene, "The Power and the Glory"
No:
1. The Electoral college (rightfully) overrides the popular vote if needed
2. Generally, pure democracy (e.x. referendums) is not allowed; rather laws are decided by elected or appointed officials, not "the mob"
Democracy (aka rule by the rabble or mob) is the 2nd worst form of government there is, which is why the US and no modern 1st world nation is or ever has been one, and for good reason
Unfortunately, that's true. However, this rarely happens in practice. As far as I know, a Faithless Elector has never changed the outcome of an election. And if that was to happen today, the backlash would be enormous.
We don't have a perfect Democracy, especially considering Trump didn't even get more votes than Hillary, but still won. But Democracy isn't black and white. We have a Democracy, it's just not a very good one.
I agree. The 1st worst form of government is every other form.Democracy (aka rule by the rabble or mob) is the 2nd worst form of government there is, which is why the US and no modern 1st world nation is or ever has been one, and for good reason
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