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Nepthu 12-12-2006 01:29 AM

What system of government do I live in?
 
I live in the US. I would like to know what system of government I am living in. And I don't mean the 'official' label for system of government. What I am looking for is the system(s) of government it most closely resembles in practice.

bobman0330 12-12-2006 01:31 AM

Re: What system of government do I live in?
 
The US is a federal representative democracy composed of smaller representative democracies.

hmkpoker 12-12-2006 01:32 AM

Re: What system of government do I live in?
 
Fascism.

AlexM 12-12-2006 01:45 AM

Re: What system of government do I live in?
 
[ QUOTE ]
Fascism.

[/ QUOTE ]

Isn't a system of government.

peritonlogon 12-12-2006 01:50 AM

Re: What system of government do I live in?
 
Representative Democracy/Plutocracy/Corpratocracy/Punditocracy/Aristocracy.

It ain't pretty, we're also sprouting a little bit of a theocracy bump a al ancestor worship/christian fundi.

Nepthu 12-12-2006 01:51 AM

Re: What system of government do I live in?
 
The american heritage dictionary is calling it a system of government in its defintion. I don't know if it is accurate to do so or not.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/57/F0045700.html

The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.

fascism

SYLLABICATION: fasˇcism
PRONUNCIATION: fshzm
NOUN: 1. often Fascism a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. b. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government. 2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.

mark_foley 12-12-2006 01:53 AM

Re: What system of government do I live in?
 
[ QUOTE ]
The american heritage dictionary is calling it a system of government in its defintion. I don't know if it is accurate to do so or not.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/57/F0045700.html

The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.

fascism

SYLLABICATION: fasˇcism
PRONUNCIATION: fshzm
NOUN: 1. often Fascism a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. b. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government. 2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.

[/ QUOTE ]

pretty darn close

AlexM 12-12-2006 02:13 AM

Re: What system of government do I live in?
 
[ QUOTE ]
The american heritage dictionary is calling it a system of government in its defintion. I don't know if it is accurate to do so or not.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/57/F0045700.html

The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.

fascism

SYLLABICATION: fasˇcism
PRONUNCIATION: fshzm
NOUN: 1. often Fascism a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. b. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government. 2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.

[/ QUOTE ]

From what I can find, that's the only place that defines it that way. *shrug*

Either way, hmk's post is more of an AC hijack than an on topic post.

PLOlover 12-12-2006 04:07 AM

Re: What system of government do I live in?
 
socialist democracy

Nielsio 12-12-2006 07:53 AM

Re: What system of government do I live in?
 
Big state ruling class ism.

Or in short: slavery.



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