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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.
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Re: What system of government do I live in?
The US is a federal representative democracy composed of smaller representative democracies.
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Re: What system of government do I live in?
Fascism.
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Re: What system of government do I live in?
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Fascism. [/ QUOTE ] Isn't a system of government. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Re: What system of government do I live in?
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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 |
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Re: What system of government do I live in?
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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. |
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Re: What system of government do I live in?
socialist democracy
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Re: What system of government do I live in?
Big state ruling class ism.
Or in short: slavery. Welcome to the 21st century!! |
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