...The journalist went on to remark that even in the homeland of Bush’s staunchest ally, Britain’s Tony Blair, a majority of the public was opposed to US policy. “Why have you failed?” he bluntly asked Bush.
Accustomed to the pliant US media, Bush was plainly taken aback by the pointed question. He retorted that, unlike other countries, “We are a transparent democracy.” He then elaborated on his conception of “transparent democracy” as one in which political leaders pay no heed to popular sentiment. “I do not govern by opinion polls,” he said. “I just do what I think is right... I am going to act according to my beliefs. I am the president of the United States.”
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http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/jun2006/summ-j22.shtml
2006-06-23 18:06:28 · 8 answers · asked by googlywotsit 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Personly i think that the U.S. is moving slowly toward dictatorship then democracy.....we put more laws on who can't be married, drive, pray, and other things....we take away our civil liberties that we were given at the begining....We don't know what the heck happens in the Mid-East.....Freedom of the Press ya rite that hasen't been around sence like five minutes after it was made....US has never been clean.....we have always stomped on innocent ppl....we are talking care of ppl in the middle east but we can't even take care of the homeless that are still living in our country....democracy i think not.......dictorship...ur darn rite we are moving in that general direction!
2006-06-23 18:14:37 · answer #1 · answered by ca_license_pl8t 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is a good thing I got this from another source, actually AP. I can hear the groans of those who read the name of the publication.
Actually Bush took some pretty heated remarks and had to be rescued by the Chancellor. He is so slow witted that he says something stupid and then spends an hour trying to explain what he meant.
If It weren't for Iraq and Bush's blunders elsewhere, we would be the laughing stock of the world, not the most feared country!
2006-06-23 18:44:42 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, Bush is a moron, albiet, a dangerous moron. We are definitely leaning towards a dictatorship, in quite a hurry. I cannot see anyone being able to step in and steer this chaotic mess straight.
2006-06-23 18:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by nunya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the U.S. was a Dictatorship we wouldn't be on here and if we were you would be killed by the government for speaking your mind.
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You went to the World Socialist Website and you believe them??? They are Communists. They don't even live in a Dictatorship they can't run websites unless they are the governments and it is a .org so it is probably American.
2006-06-23 18:10:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has brain damage from his drinking and coke days. History will have a field day with this period of time.
2006-06-23 18:12:19 · answer #5 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since we as Americans could throw him out of office if enough of us insisted, I guess I don't even understand you question.
2006-06-23 18:11:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE????? I know there are Liberals and even Socialists here on Yahoo Answers, but this bunch is as Communist as they come.
2006-06-23 18:38:33 · answer #7 · answered by Radio Spy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah, that sounds like Bush .... it's totally pathetic ... and embarrassing when you leave the US and talk to people
2006-06-23 18:09:32 · answer #8 · answered by LizTalks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋