The American Form of Government

An explanation of the various forms of government, and why America is not a democracy.

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[dgisnot1]

Typical liberal blather. Full of vitriol, curse words, and name calling. Usual attack-dog mode used to cover and deflect from the lack of knowledge and rational, logical thought. Opinion and decision making by way of emotion. This video is the most clear and succinct explanation of the differences in forms of government I have seen, Wikipedia not withstanding. Remember, Wikipedia is edited by the public at large therefore is subject to opinion and by it's own admission is occasionally flawed.

[BBProduction001]

right and law doesn't even stop people of committing crimes, like conscience would, if it wouldn't be that fucked by a system based on competition.

[stutteraprose]

It is very anarchistic. I don't know when all these ultra pacifist anarchists came around. Sante Geronimo Caserio assassinated the French president, Narodnaya Volya assassinated the Tsar, and then there's Sacco and Vanzetti, or to include them all in one concept, the propaganda of deed. Why do you think it's called class warfare? I'm not sure it I understood you correctly in the first post though, can't tell if you were being sarcastic or what. And I'm sorry if I did misunderstand you.

[BBProduction001]

"kill them"??? not very anarchistic. And it makes me sad if you think there still are politicians and bankers in anarchy! Wtf man???

[BBProduction001]

You forgot to separate no authorities with no organizations People can organize without hierarchy.

[stutteraprose]

Did I even mention competition? Learn to read and write. The law is not perfect, it isn't even close to it. The law is only a tool by the authorities to keep themselves in power. Why do you think small business fails when big corporations are protected by the government? I probably believe in free markets and laissez-faire economics more than you do.

[stutteraprose]

And everything will be in a smaller scale. No bureaucracy. If someone is corrupt, kill them. There won't be hundreds of other corrupt politicians or bankers to take his place, since organization is at a small scale. If you don't agree with your community, you have the right to secede. No large scale international wars, maybe at biggest, regional. No gun restrictions, freedom to decide what to put in your body, freedom to worship and many others. I probably believe in individualism more than you.

[stutteraprose]

Anarchy is not chaos. It isn't against organization. How do you think syndicalists organize? Basically, it is a really, really loose federation of communes and townships. No professional army, no police, only citizen militias. Depending on the township, the rules and attitudes will be different in each one. But there will be no state to coerce it's authority on others. Will there be peace and safety? No. But that is the price to pay for liberty.

[CatchPyrrhicVictory]

Anarchy is a "political theory" and cant really exist. Not in humans any way's. it just does not match up with anthropology. Even in the most remote isolated places on the planet the people form political systems "Tribes"

[Allahakbar Whennuked]

Take a valium, moron. The United States is a Constitutional REPUBLIC, and NOT a "democracy". Democracy is rule by the majority, and today, the majority are becoming more bold in voting to take wealth and property from OTHER Americans. A Constitutional REPUBLIC is based on the RULE OF LAW, where the INDIVIDUAL is PROTECTED from the envious whims of the "majority".

[Jackson Shi]

It's always hard to find a balance.