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"George M. Middius" > wrote in message
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> Steve Pope wrote:
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>> >> I had to laugh at that comment because just recently a survey of young
>> >> people in my country (Australia) found that 34% of them didn't agree
>> >> that
>> >> democracy was the best form of government.
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>> >What other choices were they given?
>>
>> Qausi-democracy where only the winners of ethnic cleansing campaigns
>> get to vote?
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> Well, that's half a democracy. In the U.S., we have the other half.
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> True democracy is as much a pipe dream as true communism. OTOH, a
> little democracy is better than any other type of governance, at least
> thus far in human history.
>
> Anyway, maybe Farm will supply the actual answer.
Already done.
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