Something like Singapore sounds amazing. A government that creates a system that works, instead of the circus politics of Western democracy. The fact you think democracy is the only system shows you don’t know anything else, not because you know everything, but because you are ignorant of the possibilities. You tell an American it is possible to have good healthcare without Obamacare, or a market that is not dominated by insurance, they can’t fathom it. You are what you only know.
I looked it up, and, of course, you’re spouting some bullshit. Why the fuck are we talking about health insurance right now?
Singapore is a Parliamentary Representative Democratic Republic.
The United States is a Constitutional Federal Republic.
Both countries’ citizens (on paper) democratically elect their own representatives to their legislature, their executive branch officers, and depending on the level of court, their judiciary, as well.
They’re “democratic” because the citizenry exercises their power through suffrage (voting) for their government representatives who are vested with a mandate of their political will.
So, again, clown-shoes, what other system would you want other than a “democratic” system (i.e., one where political power is arbitrated through voting for laws directly or electing citizens to draft and vote for them)?
Singapore is considered a flawed democracy. An unelected commission decides who can be a presidential candidate. For this reason, it is why Singapore does not have clowns for presidents because it restricts the candidates the people can vote for. There are other reasons why it is considered a flawed democracy, that is one hard example. Singapore is much more technocratic. Democracy is how you have fascist and socialist get a foothold in the government, which can lead to a complete takeover, all based on the belief, that it is the right of idiots to vote on their beliefs. Have a nice Trump day.
An unelected commission decides who can be a presidential candidate.
Who appoints this commission?
Democracy is how you have fascist and socialist get a foothold in the government, which can lead to a complete takeover, all based on the belief, that it is the right of idiots to vote on their beliefs.
Just so I understand you, you think it’s better to have a commission, that’s accountable to no external power, to choose executive leadership?
That is arbitrary oligarchical authoritarianism, unless they’re accountable to some democratically elected body, that can imprison them if the commission is found to be acting criminally.
Something like Singapore sounds amazing. A government that creates a system that works, instead of the circus politics of Western democracy. The fact you think democracy is the only system shows you don’t know anything else, not because you know everything, but because you are ignorant of the possibilities. You tell an American it is possible to have good healthcare without Obamacare, or a market that is not dominated by insurance, they can’t fathom it. You are what you only know.
I looked it up, and, of course, you’re spouting some bullshit. Why the fuck are we talking about health insurance right now?
Singapore is a Parliamentary Representative Democratic Republic.
The United States is a Constitutional Federal Republic.
Both countries’ citizens (on paper) democratically elect their own representatives to their legislature, their executive branch officers, and depending on the level of court, their judiciary, as well.
They’re “democratic” because the citizenry exercises their power through suffrage (voting) for their government representatives who are vested with a mandate of their political will.
Etymologically: democracy = demos (people) + kratos (power).
So, again, clown-shoes, what other system would you want other than a “democratic” system (i.e., one where political power is arbitrated through voting for laws directly or electing citizens to draft and vote for them)?
Monarchy? Oligarchy? Plutocracy? Syndicate? Anarchy? Dictatorship?
TLDR. Lol.
Not surprised.
“Lol.”
Singapore is considered a flawed democracy. An unelected commission decides who can be a presidential candidate. For this reason, it is why Singapore does not have clowns for presidents because it restricts the candidates the people can vote for. There are other reasons why it is considered a flawed democracy, that is one hard example. Singapore is much more technocratic. Democracy is how you have fascist and socialist get a foothold in the government, which can lead to a complete takeover, all based on the belief, that it is the right of idiots to vote on their beliefs. Have a nice Trump day.
Who appoints this commission?
Just so I understand you, you think it’s better to have a commission, that’s accountable to no external power, to choose executive leadership?
That is arbitrary oligarchical authoritarianism, unless they’re accountable to some democratically elected body, that can imprison them if the commission is found to be acting criminally.
… You too, I guess?