^^ni'k. I can't disagree with much of what you say there, at least in providing examples of the numerous failings of Western democracies. I did disagree with this point though:
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Originally Posted by ni'k
they would be insane to want the utter fucking joke idea of democracy in the US, which is just a media spectacle of lobbyists hiring and bribing celebrity parliamentarian millionaires to pass whatever legislation the corporate interests want.
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This isn't about utopias but functioning alternatives. I'm sure a woman or homosexual man currently living in Iran is quite aware of the failings of Western democracy but are they really insane if they want that over a regime that systematically condemns their very being? A life governed by lobbyists and 'celebrity parliamentarian millionaires', for all of its faults, is probably quite appealing to a lot of people forced to live under Sharia Law.