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Originally Posted by liveordie83
People in this country seem to forget that the government is...YOU
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The vast majority were opposed to the bailouts. The state did it anyway.
Sorry, doesn't hold up.
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What about by the people, for the people have the people missed?
The government didn't elect incompetent leaders... The People did!
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That's what the advertising says but it doesn't actually happen. The people have the choice of incompetent buffoon A or incompetent buffoon B. Any other choices are marginalized out of the picture by the system that A and B set up.
It's all a sham anyway even if this were not so because democracy is nothing more than glorified mob rule. If you don't approve of a leader and he gets elected, tough! There is nothing admirable about a majority forcing their will upon the minority whatsoever and as Rachel explained, all elections do is encourage the political class to be on their best behaviour during election time and then that completely goes out the window once they're in. Obama's long list of broken promises is proof of that.
For the genuinely curious, a very in depth study on both the US's and Canada's healthcare systems, both are heavily sourced.
US's
Canada's
Do keep in mind, these videos are for the genuinely curious only. If your first impulse to seeing a different opinion is to hurl accusations and ad hominems, these vids are not for you.