On Apr 24, 10:38*am, Rick wrote:
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:48:04 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Apr 21, 1:33*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"
wrote:
On Apr 21, 1:01*pm, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On Apr 20, 4:40*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"

wrote:
I think our roads show the dangers of RIGHT WING LIBERTARIANISM,
where the big fish rules.

You fundamentally fail to realize that the big fish rules not just
the roads,
but every aspect of life. *Become a big fish or be eaten.

I don't fail to realize it, I just say that it is a contradiction with
democracy.

In democracy the little fish would be eating the big fish, or at least
keep them in a seaquarium with the killer whales.

America isn't a democracy; it is a republic. *Perhaps you should learn
the distinction.

The US is a representative democracy, or at least it is supposed to be.



Oh, and you should also learn to distinguish between wishful thinking
and reality.

--
Rick

And China is a People's Republic and every country has some sort of
democratic, colorful elections.

The problem is the representatives become a class in itself, where
they develop more loyalty to the their own survival in the political
jungle, than to the electorate that seems to be betrayed every time.
Half the people even bother, so a quarter of committed citizens vote
over issues that have little to do with the environment or alternative
transportation.

But some countries seem to be doing much better at that game in favor
of the little fish, so we are still waiting for a miracle.