2007-08-06 06:07:40 · 13 answers · asked by cprime17 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
No.
If, by 'liberal' you mean socialist, you are also wrong. There are many socialist democracies, the UK being one (check it out, Tony Blair is a socialist, as is the current Prime Minsiter, Gordon Brown), as is Spain.
France has also elected socialists in the past, and true to democracy, when the people have decided that they did not want a socialist in power, they elected them out of office.
2007-08-06 06:12:23 · answer #1 · answered by The Patriot 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Liberal democracy is an ideal -- but it doesn't exist in reality.
Liberal democracy would be where everyone agrees to get together and make decisions, while accepting that those decisions cannot restrict personal liberties more than absolutely necessary for safety.
That doesn't happen. Most democracies (pure or representative) go socialist, where the govt tries to "take care" of people to keep the people happy and compliant.
A true liberal democracy based on freedom and respect for diversity would be nice. But the human race isn't there yet.
2007-08-06 13:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The idea is not. It is the political party's within the system that are a sham. In the UK we have 3 main political party's who have a strangle hold over the electoral system making it almost impossible, for an independent MP to get elected to Parliament. They have manage to seperate the electorate into small pressure groups each with their own gripe instead of looking the Society's need as a whole. Plus the PC brigades ist. and ism's if you diagree with their thoughts instead of argueing their opinion.
2007-08-07 00:38:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The modern ideology known as 'liberalism' is in fact everything but. Yes it is a sham.
Classical liberalism is based on liberty. Classical liberals do not employ the power of government to override the fairness of the free market.
Modern 'liberals' support undue regulation (excessive mileage standards), censorship (Campaign Finance Reform, Fairness Doctrine) and unfair redistribution of wealth (class-war based taxation).
Yes. It is a sham. It has nothing whatsoever to do with liberty; the original basis of liberalism.
2007-08-06 13:16:02 · answer #4 · answered by the_defiant_kulak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Democracy is simply rule bu the plebs - the violent unruly greed-ridden lazy mob, always two handouts from rioting.
2007-08-06 17:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politicians get elected by telling people they'll make them rich and happy and destroy their enemies. If they do, it's not liberal, if they don't it's not a democracy.
2007-08-06 13:13:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes because now more and more "liberal politicians" are more like communist politicians. They support censorship of those who oppose and they plan on demolishing the social class of the poor. Sounds like the U.S.S.R. to me.
2007-08-06 13:13:31 · answer #7 · answered by No More Mr. Nice Guy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yup. I'd much rather have the system the have in countries such as Lybia, Chad, North Korea et.al.
2007-08-06 13:12:34 · answer #8 · answered by Stella S 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Of course not.. that is just what the republicans would like you to think tho... so make your own decision.. don't let any party decide for you..
2007-08-06 13:13:48 · answer #9 · answered by Debra H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all it just takes time to get it right
2007-08-06 13:15:52 · answer #10 · answered by inthedark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋