Return to the Source: Democracy is Dead
By what stretch of the imagination can the US be a democracy when ordinary citizens have virtually no influence over what their government does?
Return to the Source: Democracy is Dead
By what stretch of the imagination can the US be a democracy when ordinary citizens have virtually no influence over what their government does?
What an interesting question this title poses. And, what’s even more interesting is that few people outside of academic circles or psychology groups can imagine there is any difference. We watch mainstream media and speeches made by politicians in the US, Australia and in the UK and they all seem to believe, at least the speeches I see, seem to believe, that China is an oppressed state where the people need the freedom they can only be granted by the introduction of democracy. Even if the democracy is forced through with bombs and guns. Yet the people in China wonder: why would outsiders think this? Why would an outsider feel the need to free me from where I am?
Are there differences between Chinese and American People?