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that, and i believe democracy is a failed expiriment. people on the whole are too stupid to lead themselves and need to be led...



Americans used to be involved in the democratic process, over time their democratic responsibilty turned to apathy. People elect their represetatives on name recognition, not their record.

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So obviously the idea of "spreading democracy" is just ludicrous to me...



Especially at the point of a gun barrel, but don't worry, America hasn't spread any Democracy both Iraq's and Afghanistan's constitution are based on Muslim Shaira law.

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it didn't work in russia, it didn't work in afganhistan, it wont work in iraq... humanity needs tyranny to survive, or at the very least an enlightened despot. the key solution was stated by Emperor Joseph II of the Holy Roman Empire, "Everything for the people, nothing by the people."



I'm not big on Fascism, Dictatorships, or Socialism/Communism myself. I think Democracy can work but you need an enlightened populace who's involved in the political process. It's not in the interest of most politicians, corporations, despots or religous leaders to have a constiuency that is involved and enlightened.

I don't think Democracy is in it's last throes, but it's pretty sick and weakly at the moment.

If Democracy fails in America it will be because the people didn't care enough to participate in Governing themselves.
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