07-18-2003, 07:37 AM
How sweet to read people discussing the american and britisch "democracies".
First of course there is no debate with the president in the usa (not because this particular one can only answer question with the help of his advisors). The congressman are happy just sitting there and receiving there campaign money, nobody likes somebody who is being difficult, so they just listen and applaud.
In brittain there is the house of Lords of which most them (the Lords) honestly believe that they are superior over normal people and subsequently want no "normals" to be in that house of lords. (of course, what do these peasants know about fox hunting?!)
In 'rich people's democracies' even people like Busch can become president and "Thatcher can even be in office for more than a decade. (that of Kohl is however really a remarkable period of time)
First of course there is no debate with the president in the usa (not because this particular one can only answer question with the help of his advisors). The congressman are happy just sitting there and receiving there campaign money, nobody likes somebody who is being difficult, so they just listen and applaud.
In brittain there is the house of Lords of which most them (the Lords) honestly believe that they are superior over normal people and subsequently want no "normals" to be in that house of lords. (of course, what do these peasants know about fox hunting?!)
In 'rich people's democracies' even people like Busch can become president and "Thatcher can even be in office for more than a decade. (that of Kohl is however really a remarkable period of time)