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From: Adrian on 23 May 2010 11:39 Doug <jagmad(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> >> Not fond of democracy, then? >> > Certainly not fond of what pretends to be democracy.. >> I do believe we're still waiting for a detail description of the >> methods of selection and working for your proposed alternative. > More of a democracy and less of an oligarchy or less government and more > of the right sort of anarchy. Clearly, the phrase "detail description" doesn't actually mean much to you - since we're STILL waiting for it.
From: Adrian on 23 May 2010 11:41 Marie <marie.lawrie(a)yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> >> Not fond of democracy, then? >> > Certainly not fond of what pretends to be democracy.. >> I do believe we're still waiting for a detail description of the >> methods of selection and working for your proposed alternative. > Some chance, you could make a book of Doug's promises that he has failed > to deliver. > > Hey Doug, have you finished 'Vince's Report' yet. If Vince's report is as detailed as the description he's just given, I think we probably did have it. The equivalent of >> More of a democracy and less of an oligarchy or less government and >> more of the right sort of anarchy. would probably be >> Move house, Vince.
From: Brimstone on 23 May 2010 12:03 "Doug" <jagmad(a)riseup.net> wrote in message news:aca0e9cc-d6f1-4240-bb01-22f3a46de7d1(a)f13g2000vbm.googlegroups.com... > On 22 May, 16:32, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> "Doug" <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote in message >> > Certainly not fond of what pretends to be democracy.. >> >> But then no one is fond of your preferred style of government. Even our >> current system is better that dictatorial rule by someone like Stalin, >> Hitler, Amin and others. >> > Why compare us with the worst? Why compare at all? It should be self- > evident what a democracy should be and how far short of that ours > really is. Show us a better system that is in current use somewhere on this planet then Doug. > As to my preferred style of government it is the less the better. Liar. At every opportunity you call for more rules to control the activities of other people. > What > amazes me is that someone like you can be so complacent and compliant. > When enough people realise that we need a revolution I'll be there Doug. What about you?
From: Brimstone on 23 May 2010 12:05 "Doug" <jagmad(a)riseup.net> wrote in message news:35eff729-d0f5-4489-a788-a29cd910129a(a)m33g2000vbi.googlegroups.com... > On 22 May, 19:03, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >> saying: >> >> >> Not fond of democracy, then? >> > Certainly not fond of what pretends to be democracy.. >> >> I do believe we're still waiting for a detail description of the methods >> of selection and working for your proposed alternative. >> > More of a democracy and less of an oligarchy or less government and > more of the right sort of anarchy. > > At least this time, with a coalition, the parties in power have more > than 51% of voter support for a change, though voters couldn't know > they were voting for a coalition at the time and may not be satisfied > with the result of the pairing. There are so many faults with our so > called democracy I don't really know where to begin. It is easier to > regard it as a pragmatic non-democracy, which works after a fashion, > than to continue the pretence that it is a glorified democracy. > There is every chance that the current situation will lead to less of the elected dictatorship that we've had in the past.
From: Squashme on 23 May 2010 14:28
On 23 May, 17:03, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "Doug" <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote in message > > news:aca0e9cc-d6f1-4240-bb01-22f3a46de7d1(a)f13g2000vbm.googlegroups.com... > > > On 22 May, 16:32, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> "Doug" <jag...(a)riseup.net> wrote in message > >> > Certainly not fond of what pretends to be democracy.. > > >> But then no one is fond of your preferred style of government. Even our > >> current system is better that dictatorial rule by someone like Stalin, > >> Hitler, Amin and others. > > > Why compare us with the worst? Why compare at all? It should be self- > > evident what a democracy should be and how far short of that ours > > really is. > > Show us a better system that is in current use somewhere on this planet then > Doug. > > > As to my preferred style of government it is the less the better. > > Liar. At every opportunity you call for more rules to control the activities > of other people. > > > What > > amazes me is that someone like you can be so complacent and compliant. > > When enough people realise that we need a revolution I'll be there Of course you'll be there. The revolutionaries will be lynching you. |