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DemocraticSocialist8

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3. Honestly, liberal democracies seem to be failing globally

Reply to lambchopp59 (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 12, 2017, 12:34 PM

Mar 2017

Corruption dominates many, many countries and you can't have a truly free and fair democracy with rampant, legalized corruption. It's like trying to mix oil and water. You also have to take into account globalization and how a tiny, global minority are sucking up all the wealth around the globe. You're bound to get RW governments eventually simply to protect their interests.

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RW "coups", soft or murdersome seem to be happening everywhere. lambchopp59 Mar 2017 #2

Honestly, liberal democracies seem to be failing globally DemocraticSocialist8 Mar 2017 #3

I did exactly that after the Iraq offensive and the Bush/Gore tragedy peacebuzzard Mar 2017 #4