It appears to all outside observers that the predominatly democratic nation has geared itself up to being anti-democratic. There is no choice except two right wing parties. Big business has more political sway than human rights campaigners and the poor seem to become ever poorer. Will the situation ever change so that the level of poverty that America seems to wallow in will be serverly reduced. Or will a corporate republic take over, where the land is divided up between large multinationals?
2006-07-19 00:36:47 · 6 answers · asked by will 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Just to make it clear, the American federal government has never been a true democracy. It was designed and operates as a republic (people vote for people who will make our decisions). The problem is actually in the two party system. If there were three (or more) parties no one party could have enough control and they would have to work together. As it is now, one party can get complete control of the government and then only that party needs to be corrupted.
2006-07-19 00:44:41 · answer #1 · answered by John J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a bit out there.
Two right wing parties?
As far as Big Business having more sway than Human Rights Campaigners, North Korea and Cuba prove you wrong right there. If we were ONLY concerned with business, we would be exploiting the multitudinous cheap labor available in those two human rights disasters.
Look to history and you will see that the influence of wealth in American politics has always been there. After all, the Founding Fathers gave the right to vote only to property-owners. Federalist 10 devotes quite a lot on how to prevent the masses from taking property from those who have it.
2006-07-19 07:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by farookahmed2004 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe I just read that one answerer who is so naive to think that a CEO's vote doesn't hold more sway than someone on Social Security. Wake up people!! Lobbyists have the ears of those in power,and who pays the lobbyists? Corporations.!
2006-07-19 08:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by Jimmythekid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Company directors have the same vote as people on social security: one. Any society will always favor the successful, this is how such people became successful in the first place.
2006-07-19 07:45:47 · answer #4 · answered by insincere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!
2006-07-19 09:18:31 · answer #5 · answered by Christine H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously Disagree. Governments exist through good and bad economic conditions, businesses don't.
2006-07-19 07:39:13 · answer #6 · answered by Xanana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋