POLL: IRAQI'S prefer dictatorship! Re--enslave them now!

[Dante]

Aw no, not after I spent all that time typing up the article!

[nemafakei]

Might be worth posting in another thread if this one is still locked. Can still be of use.

[emprworm]

Actually, most mathematicians agree that the US system is the worst possible democratic system, because it has the greatest potential for allowing a minority vote to win over a majority vote.

Oh, there I was thinking that democracy actually means "RULE OF THE PEOPLE". Guess I was wrong. ::)

Actually, come to think of it, this idiotic concept should be removed from the UN as well as from the US. More populous countries should get more votes. Romania is about 1/6 the size of the USA, so I agree that it should get about 1/6 of the vote.

Oh, and the even more idiotic concept of veto power in the security council should also be removed.

If you'll interrupt your tantrum for a few seconds, you will notice that I did NOT, in fact, call the USA a dictatorship. I wasn't even talking about the USA in particular, but about countries in general. What I said was:

What if the Gore/Bush situation repeats itself in another democratic country, but this time the losing candidate actually wins the popular vote by more than the margin of error? Should the UN re-classify the country as a dictatorship and suspend its membership then?

Actually, we were just discussing how to define a "real dictator".

And the word "dictator" is not a title of honour awarded only to the planet's greatest tyrants. Just because some dictators may be benevolent while others are ruthless murderers, that doesn't change the fact that all of them are dictators.

I wouldn't know what a maggot hole smells like, but I trust that your vast personal experience makes you more than adequately qualified in this field.

since this is so off topic, I responded in a new thread.