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Title: American Democracy: Powering Down Post by: TheIrishman on November 09, 2014, 09:31:28 AM http://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/full-width/images/print-edition/20141108_FBD001_0.jpg
American Democracy: Powering Down http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21631049-voters-have-chosen-change-americas-political-system-makes-far-too-hard-powering-down (http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21631049-voters-have-chosen-change-americas-political-system-makes-far-too-hard-powering-down) << Voters have chosen change, but America's political system makes that far too hard. >> Title: Re: American Democracy: Powering Down Post by: TheButterZone on November 09, 2014, 09:56:23 AM Registration required/paywalled.
Title: Re: American Democracy: Powering Down Post by: VulgusMan on November 09, 2014, 10:21:09 AM http://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/full-width/images/print-edition/20141108_FBD001_0.jpg American Democracy: Powering Down http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21631049-voters-have-chosen-change-americas-political-system-makes-far-too-hard-powering-down (http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21631049-voters-have-chosen-change-americas-political-system-makes-far-too-hard-powering-down) << Voters have chosen change, but America's political system makes that far too hard. >> wow..!!! i like this picture!!! nice post!!! Title: Re: American Democracy: Powering Down Post by: TheIrishman on November 09, 2014, 04:14:19 PM Registration required/paywalled. The Economist's site has a limit on free articles for non-subscribers. Just clear the site's cookies and you'll be able to read more articles. Title: Re: American Democracy: Powering Down Post by: kuroman on November 09, 2014, 07:52:13 PM I always wonder when my US friends talks to me about the US as being a model of democracy, while I believe it is not, it is a broken system, when a bunch of guys holds more power than the rest of population in electing the president. when it comes to senator voting, it again a borken system where interest and lobying takes a huge part since campaign is related to money, and since there are no limite to compaign the one with the most cash will have the most out reach... also it's funny how high profile jobs are given to people that financed the compaign of the president even if they are technically speaking are don't the skills or competences to do it, such as diplomatic jobs and what's not ..... Yes there are some good parts, but as a whole I think the democratic model of the US is really broken.
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