(January 10, 2017 at 4:07 pm)Zenith Wrote:(December 12, 2016 at 4:59 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Yeah.... same thing happened here, too.
@Tazzycorn --- something's wrong with the page, it brings Minimalist's post when I issue the reply to you.
I used to believe that as well.
But you have to consider how it actually works in practice, and if it tends to yield good results or bad results, in most democratic countries.
That is, if, say, only 5-10% of the democratic countries are performing well, then it's very likely that the cause in those countries are the people (e.g. a better culture, mentality), rather than say that the system is the cause.
Otherwise, even the Feudal system, or Communism, or Christianity, for that matter, you could say is good - and that it is the people who keep them from working properly.
I believe, a good system is one that takes into account the weaknesses of the people, considers its deficiencies, and thus keep risks low, not one that blames the people for not being able to make it work.
Um no, it isn't either or, but both. If you have a lopsided government, like our now monopoly GOP gerrymandered government, that part is NOT the fault of Dems, but their party's effective marketing to get voters to support them. But, it is our fault as voters for not participating especially at local and state and midterms. Outside that I do agree that our corporate climate is far too full of assholes who like socializing the profits to the CEOs and shareholders and socialize the loses on the tax payers when they lose. That part I do not like.
I think it is more a time frame issue. Right now the GOP has no right to blame anyone for the corporate welfare they set up and they most certainly are to blame for using the bullshit slur that anyone pointing this out is anti private sector.