Republic vs Democracy: Where are we going?

[IntruderLS1]

Excellent 10 minutes.

Republic vs. Democracy

The American form of government. [VIDEO]


Where do you stand? Anybody have something specific they disagree with in the film?

 

[ssl]

We are steering a course for chaos. :nod:

 

[Minor Axis]

I tried your link with two different browsers and the flash hung on both. So no comment!

 

[Alien Allen]

I tried your link with two different browsers and the flash hung on both. So no comment!

Must be a liberal problem

It worked for me. You might try cleaning out your browser cache

 

[Accountable]

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington

It would be nice if we could trim government back so that it is a near-passive republic again. As it stands now we are very close to an oligarchy: rule by the rich through the selected elected.

Good vid, btw..

 

[Alien Allen]

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington

It would be nice if we could trim government back so that it is a near-passive republic again. As it stands now we are very close to an oligarchy: rule by the rich through the selected elected.

Good vid, btw..

I think it is now to the point where it is not we are close but actually are an Oligarchy

 

[Minor Axis]

Hypocrisy Hoedown- USA Today. Good reading!

 

[Alien Allen]

Surprised you did not gag on it when reading given the writer

 

[ssl]

Good video

 

[nova]

Unfortunately I think its going down. Its not 100% but you can draw some interesting parallels between the US and the late Roman Republic.

Granted I'm not saying we're going to fall, the Romans and their remnants lasted another 14 centuries after the transition after all, but it wasn't the same place. We also have the benefit of modern economic and gov't institutions that are not disintigrated as easily...