Re: [CTRL] Just a little reminder about American " democracy."

2000-11-26 Thread flw
-Caveat Lector- J2 writes in part: >>I don't think that the shrinking of government in and of itself, is at all a bad solution. My problem with that idea is that the same bunch of clowns don't want to shrink the real perpetrators of power, the corporations and the business cartels. If you don't d

Re: [CTRL] Just a little reminder about American " democracy."

2000-11-26 Thread Bob Stokes
In a message dated 11/26/00 7:21:02 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > We are not subjugated by the will of The People, we are subjugated by the will of The Government that is run by The Corporate I

Re: [CTRL] Just a little reminder about American " democracy."

2000-11-26 Thread Nurev Ind Research
-Caveat Lector- flw wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > > It was intentionally not > > a democracy because the Founders were well aware that a "democracy" > > is merely a tyranny of the majority over the minority. > > J2 wrote: > "What a bunch of crap. It was intentionally not a democracy

Re: [CTRL] Just a little reminder about American " democracy."

2000-11-12 Thread flw
-Caveat Lector- > It was intentionally not > a democracy because the Founders were well aware that a "democracy" > is merely a tyranny of the majority over the minority. J2 wrote: "What a bunch of crap. It was intentionally not a democracy because the Founding Finaglers knew that

Re: [CTRL] Just a little reminder about American " democracy."

2000-11-12 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- flw One should not dare to call this a democracy since it is not a democracy. Joshua You got that right. flw It is supposed to be a Constitutional Republic. Joshua No. It's supposed to be a Plutocratic Oligarchy. Which is exactly what it is. MJ I realize

Re: [CTRL] Just a little reminder about American " democracy."

2000-11-12 Thread Nurev Ind Research
-Caveat Lector- flw wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > >No matter which Big Business flunky wins the election, 75% of > >the rest of the country's eligible voters doesn't want him. > > 51% didn't vote because they didn't want either one of these > >candidates ( among other reasons ). 25% voted

Re: [CTRL] Just a little reminder about American " democracy."

2000-11-11 Thread flw
-Caveat Lector- >No matter which Big Business flunky wins the election, 75% of >the rest of the country's eligible voters doesn't want him. > 51% didn't vote because they didn't want either one of these >candidates ( among other reasons ). 25% voted for Bush or Gore, >one of whom will lose

Re: [CTRL] Just a little reminder about American " democracy."

2000-11-11 Thread Nurev Ind Research
-Caveat Lector- Ynr Chyldz Wyld wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > From: "Nurev Ind Research" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > No matter which Big Business flunky wins the election, 75% of > > the rest of the country's eligible voters doesn't want him. > > > > 51% didn't vote because they didn't want either o

Re: [CTRL] Just a little reminder about American " democracy."

2000-11-11 Thread Ynr Chyldz Wyld
-Caveat Lector- From: "Nurev Ind Research" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > No matter which Big Business flunky wins the election, 75% of > the rest of the country's eligible voters doesn't want him. > > 51% didn't vote because they didn't want either one of these > candidates ( among other reasons ). 25% v

[CTRL] Just a little reminder about American " democracy."

2000-11-11 Thread Nurev Ind Research
-Caveat Lector- No matter which Big Business flunky wins the election, 75% of the rest of the country's eligible voters doesn't want him. 51% didn't vote because they didn't want either one of these candidates ( among other reasons ). 25% voted for Bush or Gore, one of whom will lose. Total = 7