A very idealistic statement but too bad it is not the reality of the situation. Equality and justice for those who can afford it may be more correct.
Canada more democratic than the U.S.?
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Politicians are beholden to those that finance them and are swayed by those that have their ear 365 days per year. Special interest groups hold the power and elections are an illusion of democracy...at least at the national level. Democracy still can exist in local politics.
And who derived that index? I think it's full of b.s. In the U.S. if someone harms you he could wind up in the electric chair, in Canada if someone harms you, he might get a stiff curfew.
i was undert the impression in america you can say the most evil things in the world without retaliation from the law, but in canada you have to watch what you say cause some things can land you in jail... is this true?
That may just prove my point- U.S. has freedom of speech, which I agree with as long as no one is being maligned.
'A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.'
A more important question is whether Canada is more just than the USA.
Imagine a democracy in which the will of the people is to disregard treaties, to give special status to certain religions without making their intentions explicit, etc., vs. a dictatorship that honours treaties, makes its religious policies explicit for all to see, with no hidden agendas, etc. Which would you prefer to live under?
Certainly we might prefer a democracy in principle. But what happens if it merely degenerates into mob rule. Then it is no better than a dictatorship anyway, and even worse than a just dictatorship.
The operative word is CAN. And that's the way it should be if you make public unsubstantiated statements about a person maligning them. This would only apply to private citizens, not politicians (who are scumbags anyway:lol::lol::lol::lol
Basketball .....? an idea was given by a Canadian to Americans in America .The game was developed by the Americans in America .Now the big question is why the Canadian did not give the idea of the game to the Canadians .....in Canada.
Rest my case.
Hockey .......?
The game of hockey was played in Holland on the canals before there was Canada .
Canada invented the NHL and the brutal part of the game .
But there is something truly Canadian ...........The Maple Syrup .
I think the real acid test would be to compare countries as far as what percentage of prisoners are rich in each country. "Democracy" and "Equality" may not be quite the same things as things stand, although I would think in a TRUE democracy there would have to be equality.
Without question if you have money you can afford a better legal team. A poor person gets appointed lawyers who work for the state for a reason. A middle class person can get a good lawyer but he is not going to be able to afford an OJ Simpson Dream Team. The rich... well they CAN afford a legal team that can kick butt.
The only group of people that cannot get away with it are the big drug dealers. They have all of their finances seized as well as their "stuff" like cars, boats etc.
The only group of people that cannot get away with it are the big drug dealers. They have all of their finances seized as well as their "stuff" like cars, boats etc.
that's the way it should be. When the cops find these guys in a hotel room with suitcases full of crack and $3 million cash sitting on the table, even if they are not technically guilty (and that would take quite a stretch of the imagination) they are stupid enough to deserve what they get. (And who cares why the cops entered the room, what they found is proof they knew what they were doing) Criminals in Canada have absolutely too many rights (thanks to that ASSH*LE named Trudeau), while the rest of us pay for it.
Re #31.
I don't know invented apple pie and I don't care.
Canadians may have invented both hockey and basketball, but both of these sports desperately need an overhaul.
BASKETBALL is a game of genetic freaks. Put the baskets up, 30 feet from the floor and give the average guy a chance.
HOCKEY became a game of goons, by goons for goons. Wanna see fights? Tune into the fight channel.
Anyways, what does all this have to do with democracy?
I don't know invented apple pie and I don't care.
Canadians may have invented both hockey and basketball, but both of these sports desperately need an overhaul.
BASKETBALL is a game of genetic freaks. Put the baskets up, 30 feet from the floor and give the average guy a chance.
HOCKEY became a game of goons, by goons for goons. Wanna see fights? Tune into the fight channel.
Anyways, what does all this have to do with democracy?
Why would you think that? A true democracy could be mob rule, depending on how the constitutional framework is set up in that country.
Democracy just means you get a vote. You can get a vote on many things, or you can get a vote on few things. Equality can be stripped by voting. Case in point is what is happening in Afghanistan. That's democracy, and it's removing rights, because their consitution affirms the supreme power of Islam before all other laws. We may not like it, but it's not our country to vote in now is it?