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This may not count as tech news, but this is probably considerably important.

 

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/princeton-experts-say-us-no-longer-democracy

 

 

A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.

 

The US of A is now classified as an Oligarchy,

 

Oligarchy (from Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía); from ὀλίγος (olígos), meaning "few", and ἄρχω (arkho), meaning "to rule or to command")[1][2][3] is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, religious or military control. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families who typically pass their influence from one generation to the next, but inheritance is not a necessary condition for the application of this term.

 

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Well crap. I don't have much to say about this, I don't live in the US. But this is definitely not good.

I will ponder this a bit and edit the post at a later time.

 

Mods feel free to move this if you feel it needs to be :)

 

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The US was never a democracy. 

 

It's a Constitutional Republic. 

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Hmm, we push other countries to become a democracy, but yet we are not a democracy ourselves...

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Not only is this not tech news, this isn't news at all. I think it's quite obvious that US politics have been driven solely by money for decades. 

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The US was never a democracy. 

 

It's a Constitutional Republic. 

k then, I always thought it was a democracy xD

 

Of course as said, I don't live in the US. And in Canada we don't learn much about the US in school. :)

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Hmm, we push other countries to become a democracy, but yet we are not a democracy ourselves...

 

We don't push Democracy, we push constitutional monarchy or a republic. 

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Not only is this not tech news, this isn't news at all. I think it's quite obvious that US politics have been driven solely by money for decades. 

Thats the definition of politics, not just US politics. 

 

k then, I always thought it was a democracy xD

 

Of course as said, I don't live in the US. And in Canada we don't learn much about the US in school.  :)

Most Americans don't know either :P

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Democracy doesn't really exist, it's a nice idea but it's not really possible with more than like 5 people.

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Not only is this not tech news, this isn't news at all. I think it's quite obvious that US politics have been driven solely by money for decades. 

Oligarchy (from Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía); from ὀλίγος (olígos), meaning "few", and ἄρχω (arkho), meaning "to rule or to command")[1][2][3] is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, religious or military control. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families who typically pass their influence from one generation to the next, but inheritance is not a necessary condition for the application of this term.

 

Did you read the post m8? ;)

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We don't push Democracy, we push constitutional monarchy or a republic. 

 

Hmm, whatever it is, I'd rather be in canada :P

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Democracy doesn't really exist, it's a nice idea but it's not really possible with more than like 5 people.

 

Exactly. Like many of the idealistic forms of government it is essentially impossible on a large scale.

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Hmm, whatever it is, I'd rather be in canada :P

Canada > US

 

Except our Tech is more expensive and so is our net :L

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The person who throws the most money at their campaign generally wins per their election, and that's how it's been for a very long time.

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Hmm, whatever it is, I'd rather be in canada :P

 

Direct Democracies are stupid in the first place. 

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Direct Democracies are stupid in the first place. 

Putin will save us!

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Never thought of the United States as a Democracy. From seeing how voting works with the electoral college. 

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Putin will save us!

He was voted the most powerful polititian in the world by some magazine*

 

 

*a magazine is an offline version of a webpage

Details separate people.

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He was voted the most powerful polititian in the world by some magazine*

 

 

*a magazine is an offline version of a webpage

I still read magazines....

 

Namely Popular Science.

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I mean, I dont believe there is any country that is a real democracy. Money Talks, all politics are run by corrupt officials.

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