Oldest Democracy vs Largest Democracy
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In last couple of weeks there has been n number of post abt US war on Iraq... My doubt is whether we international community only are so much worried or the Americans people are also pissed... Why my doubt is that Since US is an Oldest Democracy and people should have voice over any issues.....and it should affect the Govt... In India if i remember correctly ,there were many laws which were passed but becos of pure people's concern/agitation,govt was forced to change track.... for eg 1) In 1991-92 Govt passed "Mandal Report"(I could not get the required link)in the parliament with full majority.But they had to withdraw it in a weeks time becos of Mass agitation by Students community. 2)In 2002 Present Govt was forced to lover the Taxes imposed on Salaried class after the heavy protest by the people 3)Last year Govt was forced to Forward the Armed force(more than 60%) to the border to check Pakistan becos the people's sentiment was totally against PAkistan military regime.Troops were brought back when people got cooled down..... So my doubt is whether any measures are been taken by people in US abt this.. I dont say India is the best democracy or its people are best...There may be many instance in other countries but im taking of India since i saw it closely... My idea was Since US is the oldest democracy,,,it should be better placed to influence the govt cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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In last couple of weeks there has been n number of post abt US war on Iraq... My doubt is whether we international community only are so much worried or the Americans people are also pissed... Why my doubt is that Since US is an Oldest Democracy and people should have voice over any issues.....and it should affect the Govt... In India if i remember correctly ,there were many laws which were passed but becos of pure people's concern/agitation,govt was forced to change track.... for eg 1) In 1991-92 Govt passed "Mandal Report"(I could not get the required link)in the parliament with full majority.But they had to withdraw it in a weeks time becos of Mass agitation by Students community. 2)In 2002 Present Govt was forced to lover the Taxes imposed on Salaried class after the heavy protest by the people 3)Last year Govt was forced to Forward the Armed force(more than 60%) to the border to check Pakistan becos the people's sentiment was totally against PAkistan military regime.Troops were brought back when people got cooled down..... So my doubt is whether any measures are been taken by people in US abt this.. I dont say India is the best democracy or its people are best...There may be many instance in other countries but im taking of India since i saw it closely... My idea was Since US is the oldest democracy,,,it should be better placed to influence the govt cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
The people of most Western democracies don't tend to care unless if affects the standard of living. As long as they can still eat their burgers and watch their soaps, they won't get off their backsides to protest. There are a minority who will protest but nobody ever takes them seriously, as the media tends to class them as violent thugs. Michael The avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote.
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In last couple of weeks there has been n number of post abt US war on Iraq... My doubt is whether we international community only are so much worried or the Americans people are also pissed... Why my doubt is that Since US is an Oldest Democracy and people should have voice over any issues.....and it should affect the Govt... In India if i remember correctly ,there were many laws which were passed but becos of pure people's concern/agitation,govt was forced to change track.... for eg 1) In 1991-92 Govt passed "Mandal Report"(I could not get the required link)in the parliament with full majority.But they had to withdraw it in a weeks time becos of Mass agitation by Students community. 2)In 2002 Present Govt was forced to lover the Taxes imposed on Salaried class after the heavy protest by the people 3)Last year Govt was forced to Forward the Armed force(more than 60%) to the border to check Pakistan becos the people's sentiment was totally against PAkistan military regime.Troops were brought back when people got cooled down..... So my doubt is whether any measures are been taken by people in US abt this.. I dont say India is the best democracy or its people are best...There may be many instance in other countries but im taking of India since i saw it closely... My idea was Since US is the oldest democracy,,,it should be better placed to influence the govt cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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I thought he meant oddest democracy :-D Michael The avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote.
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The people of most Western democracies don't tend to care unless if affects the standard of living. As long as they can still eat their burgers and watch their soaps, they won't get off their backsides to protest. There are a minority who will protest but nobody ever takes them seriously, as the media tends to class them as violent thugs. Michael The avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote.
Sadly true. Apathy 'R' Us makes large profits in this country. :~ Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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I thought he meant oddest democracy :-D Michael The avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote.
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I wasn't going to say anything...;) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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The people of most Western democracies don't tend to care unless if affects the standard of living. As long as they can still eat their burgers and watch their soaps, they won't get off their backsides to protest. There are a minority who will protest but nobody ever takes them seriously, as the media tends to class them as violent thugs. Michael The avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote.
Michael P Butler wrote: The people of most Western democracies don't tend to care unless if affects the standard of living. As long as they can still eat their burgers and watch their soaps, they won't get off their backsides to protest. I think they have taken many things as "taken for granted"... Well In Asia thats not the case..But may be after 10 yrs it may ape the west... Is their any issue where people rallied and becos of that Govt had to bend... cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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I wasn't going to say anything...;) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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I was but I got beaten to the punch :-D Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
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OCid wrote: super wrote: Since US is the oldest democracy,,, I hope you're kidding ... Not that I think being the oldest in anything is a sure fire route to being the best (just look at poppadums... old poppadums are never the best), but which country does have the oldest democracy?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
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I wasn't going to say anything...;) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
- Marcia GraeschTrouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++
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Michael P Butler wrote: The people of most Western democracies don't tend to care unless if affects the standard of living. As long as they can still eat their burgers and watch their soaps, they won't get off their backsides to protest. I think they have taken many things as "taken for granted"... Well In Asia thats not the case..But may be after 10 yrs it may ape the west... Is their any issue where people rallied and becos of that Govt had to bend... cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
In Britain, the Poll Tax riots forced a government u-turn on local government taxation policy. Eventually leading to the fall of the Thatcher government. Michael The avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote.
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: I wasn't going to say anything :zzz: cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
super wrote: :zzz: I have seen this done a few times. I thought that emoticon meant you were tired or the subject/post was boring. But often people just attatch it to posts and I cannot figure out why. So why did you reply with :zzz: to what Metcalfe said?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
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OCid wrote: super wrote: Since US is the oldest democracy,,, I hope you're kidding ... Not that I think being the oldest in anything is a sure fire route to being the best (just look at poppadums... old poppadums are never the best), but which country does have the oldest democracy?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
Paul Watson wrote: Not that I think being the oldest in anything is a sure fire route to being the best (just look at poppadums... old poppadums are never the best), but which country does have the oldest democracy? That's a question historians have been trying to answer for a long time. Greece and India seem to have the earliest records of national-level democracy but it's hard to be sure. The British Parliament has had control since the early 1600s and while it can't claim to be the oldest democracy, it can certainly claim to be older than the US :) Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
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In last couple of weeks there has been n number of post abt US war on Iraq... My doubt is whether we international community only are so much worried or the Americans people are also pissed... Why my doubt is that Since US is an Oldest Democracy and people should have voice over any issues.....and it should affect the Govt... In India if i remember correctly ,there were many laws which were passed but becos of pure people's concern/agitation,govt was forced to change track.... for eg 1) In 1991-92 Govt passed "Mandal Report"(I could not get the required link)in the parliament with full majority.But they had to withdraw it in a weeks time becos of Mass agitation by Students community. 2)In 2002 Present Govt was forced to lover the Taxes imposed on Salaried class after the heavy protest by the people 3)Last year Govt was forced to Forward the Armed force(more than 60%) to the border to check Pakistan becos the people's sentiment was totally against PAkistan military regime.Troops were brought back when people got cooled down..... So my doubt is whether any measures are been taken by people in US abt this.. I dont say India is the best democracy or its people are best...There may be many instance in other countries but im taking of India since i saw it closely... My idea was Since US is the oldest democracy,,,it should be better placed to influence the govt cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
AS has been said, if the USA was even a democracy, it still would not be the oldest. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
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OCid wrote: super wrote: Since US is the oldest democracy,,, I hope you're kidding ... Not that I think being the oldest in anything is a sure fire route to being the best (just look at poppadums... old poppadums are never the best), but which country does have the oldest democracy?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
The Icelandic Althing is probabably the oldest continued participating democracy. The 6 Nations also lasted over 800 yrs and probably are still a legal entity of sorts. But it depends what you mean by "democracy" because none of them are "true democracies" still. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
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OCid wrote: super wrote: Since US is the oldest democracy,,, I hope you're kidding ... Not that I think being the oldest in anything is a sure fire route to being the best (just look at poppadums... old poppadums are never the best), but which country does have the oldest democracy?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
Paul Watson wrote: poppadums :rolleyes: I think you mean _paapadam_s. In north India they are called _paapad_s. South Indians call them paapadams. Why your sudden "fixation" on paapadams though, if I may ask? Did you just discover them, or are you sick and tired of them?
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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Paul Watson wrote: poppadums :rolleyes: I think you mean _paapadam_s. In north India they are called _paapad_s. South Indians call them paapadams. Why your sudden "fixation" on paapadams though, if I may ask? Did you just discover them, or are you sick and tired of them?
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Rohit Sinha wrote: I think you mean paapadams. In north India they are called paapads. South Indians call them paapadams. and South African Indians, who introduced them to me, call them poppadums. I went home last night and checked my poppadum pack and it said "Poppadums, Made In India." They probably Anglasised it so that we English nuts can pronounce it properly :) Rohit Sinha wrote: Why your sudden "fixation" on paapadams though, if I may ask? Did you just discover them, or are you sick and tired of them? Neither. Been eating poppadums since I was yay high *Paul gestures two feet off the ground* I come from Durban which has plenty of Indians. And I can't imagine getting sick of them. There was a post a day or two ago about Nish and I had poppadums the night before. And they sound funny, so I just ran with it :) No offense meant at all.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
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Rohit Sinha wrote: I think you mean paapadams. In north India they are called paapads. South Indians call them paapadams. and South African Indians, who introduced them to me, call them poppadums. I went home last night and checked my poppadum pack and it said "Poppadums, Made In India." They probably Anglasised it so that we English nuts can pronounce it properly :) Rohit Sinha wrote: Why your sudden "fixation" on paapadams though, if I may ask? Did you just discover them, or are you sick and tired of them? Neither. Been eating poppadums since I was yay high *Paul gestures two feet off the ground* I come from Durban which has plenty of Indians. And I can't imagine getting sick of them. There was a post a day or two ago about Nish and I had poppadums the night before. And they sound funny, so I just ran with it :) No offense meant at all.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
Paul Watson wrote: and South African Indians, who introduced them to me, call them poppadums. Ah, I see. Paul Watson wrote: No offense meant at all. There was nothing to be offended about. I was just curious, so I asked. Because you have been bringing up "poppadums" more and more often recently. :) I hope I didn't come across as a flamer or something. :)
Regards,Rohit Sinha