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What other country grants its citizens natural rights that cannot be removed, and allows true free speech?
There is no other country in the world that gives its citizens as much freedom. Other countries have laws that can fine or jail people for offensive speech. Who determines what is offensive and what is not? Isn't that always changing with the times? That is not free.
I know this is a movie clip, but there is a lot of truth here...
Since Americans are promised a republican form (no connection with republican party) and not a democrazy, it is wrong to believe that the USA is the greatest democrazy on Earth.
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That 99.9999% can't accurately define the republican form, its origin and source, is tragic. (No, it's not synonymous with "republic." The People's Republic of China is a republic, but not a republican form. No, it's not a "constitutional republic." The republican form existed BEFORE the USCON.)
. . . What is UNIQUE about America is that no other nation on Earth has arepublican form of government.
Except for, you know, all the other counties that have republican forms of government. Its true that a lot of so-called Republics are not Republics but the USA is not unique in having a republican form of government, I am living in a country that has that right now (its Constitution was actually based on the US Constitution).
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I think the US ranks about 16th in terms of Democracy rankings, the Swiss usually do very well, as they have referendums all the time and there is a lot of accountability. Ranking – Democracy Ranking
If you ask a Swiss person who their president is, they likely won't be able to tell you. And it's not because they are politically apathetic or uninformed. In Switzerland, citizens don't vote for their president.
Introducing Switzerland's peculiar brand of direct democracy. In this small alpine country, citizens elect a new Parliament every four years, and the Parliament chooses a group of seven councilors from different parties. They are the head of state. The presidency (a mostly symbolic role) rotates among the members every year. But the keystone of Swiss democracy is the regular use of referendums, in which citizens vote on everything from their town's new sports center to the country's immigration policy.
It's a pretty empowering idea because, as Michael Bechtel, professor of political science at the University of St. Gallen, explains, in a direct democracy there is "a stronger incentive for political elites to take into account citizen preferences when making choices." It might sound like a panacea for Occupy Wall Street types, but this is actually a complex system with both advantages and disadvantages.
Not American, so I've never felt pressured to pretend America is the best. It seems like Americans have this politically correct thing where they have to sugarcoat their country, otherwise they'll be seen as a traitor.
No realistic person believes America is the best democracy. Only two parties are represented in the mainstream, and both are puppets for the corporations. Not really that democratic in my opinion. The political discourse is very limited.
I think the US ranks about 16th in terms of Democracy rankings, the Swiss usually do very well, as they have referendums all the time and there is a lot of accountability.
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