Thailand, Philippines witnessing reversals of people power
andyt @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:39 pm
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/thailand-p ... -1.3707890
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The second man to be elected president of the United States, John Adams, wrote that "democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."
If Fukuyama was overly optimistic, Adams perhaps erred on the side of pessimism. After all, the United States has elected 42 successors to him and still claims to be the world's greatest democracy.
And yet, in the race to be the 45th president, Donald Trump is waging a populist campaign fueled by anger, which threatens his country's democracy as much as Shinawatra and Duterte do theirs.
If Fukuyama was overly optimistic, Adams perhaps erred on the side of pessimism. After all, the United States has elected 42 successors to him and still claims to be the world's greatest democracy.
And yet, in the race to be the 45th president, Donald Trump is waging a populist campaign fueled by anger, which threatens his country's democracy as much as Shinawatra and Duterte do theirs.
stratos @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:42 pm
When will people get it through their head The USA is a Republic run on democratic principals. The rights of the people are not granted by the Gov. but are supposed to be upheld and enforced by the Gov. Now with that said WHO is the one trying to destroy the USA and it's citizens rights?
andyt @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 12:44 pm
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Full Definition of principal
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: most important, consequential, or influential : chief <the principal ingredient> <the region's principal city>
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: of, relating to, or constituting principal or a principal(see 2principal)
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: most important, consequential, or influential : chief <the principal ingredient> <the region's principal city>
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: of, relating to, or constituting principal or a principal(see 2principal)
BartSimpson @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:13 pm
You're right that Americans who support Trump are angry. We've fucking had it with the fucking left and either we start to roll back the bullshit of the left or we'll rip it down, tear it up, and shove it up their asses!
You fuckers always scream about how you want a revolution?
This is what a revolution looks like!
andyt @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:16 pm
Ok. Just be careful what you wish for. And no whining after if it turns out you were duped.
stratos @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:18 pm
andyt andyt:
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Full Definition of principal
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: most important, consequential, or influential : chief <the principal ingredient> <the region's principal city>
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: of, relating to, or constituting principal or a principal(see 2principal)
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: most important, consequential, or influential : chief <the principal ingredient> <the region's principal city>
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: of, relating to, or constituting principal or a principal(see 2principal)
So instead of replying to my post you want to rag on my spelling. Wow attack on dyslexics is strong with this on. yet this time I can actually blame spell check. LOL
Now if you feel you can actually make an intelligent reply then do so. IF all you have is the ability to attack someone's spelling then you are once again showing prof on how the LEFT has no substance just attempts at always blame and ridicule of others to cover you lack of a true stance with any substance beneath.
andyt @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:24 pm
You just trotted out the usual canned, nit picking reply, doesn't advance the conversation one bit. Notice the writer said "threatens democracy" not "threatens the democracy that is the country of USA." But I guess if you think there's no democracy in the US, not much point continuing the conversation, since it doesn't seem to worry you. I mean "nyah, nyah, we're not a democracy," doesn't seem like much of an argument in this context.
Plenty of people without dyslexia write principal when they mean principle. Sign of our educational system, so I doubt it has anything to do with dyslexia.
stratos @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:30 pm
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And yet, in the race to be the 45th president, Donald Trump is waging a populist campaign fueled by anger, which threatens his country's democracy as much as Shinawatra and Duterte do theirs.
AndyT read the above VERY carefully he does say it.
andyt @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:37 pm
He says the country has democracy, not that it is one. Your argument is just irrelevant, unless you're really claiming the democracy in your country could never be subverted. Seems your founding fathers disagreed with you. You're just picking nits because you have nothing else to add to the conversation. Like people reassure themselves that they're not racists because Muslim isn't a race. Still makes them hate spewing bigots, but if retreating to that trope makes them feel better about themselves, so be it.
So if I have your argument straight, no matter who you elect as president, it could never be a threat to democracy in your country, because you don't have any anyway?
fifeboy @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:39 pm
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
We've fucking had it with the fucking left
. This is quite funny 
BartSimpson @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:48 pm
fifeboy fifeboy:
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
We've fucking had it with the fucking left
. This is quite funny What isn't funny for me is that profanities just don't quite express my rage these days.
andyt @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:51 pm
I could very much see how it sucks to be you. Impotence is no laughing matter.
stratos @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:53 pm
Oh wow andy you missed the whole point of my comment but hey you never miss a point to miss a point.
BartSimpson @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 1:56 pm
andyt andyt:
I could very much see how it sucks to be you. Impotence is no laughing matter.
At least my dick isn't battery powered like yours is.
raydan @ Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:25 pm
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
andyt andyt:
I could very much see how it sucks to be you. Impotence is no laughing matter.
At least my dick isn't battery powered like yours is.
"Bart's dick"... brought to you by Viagra.
