Yes, it is, and it is still superior to the complete lack of democracy that China has.
China has come a long way toward democracy lately. You sure can't compare them to North Korea. Moving to quickly can create instabilities. So as long as they are going in the right direction this is a good thing.
As far as the US being superior to China, that is somewhat debatable because it has its own problems in the form of powerful oligarchies which run big business and government.
So as long as they are going in the right direction this is a good thing
Right! Threatening Taiwan, that's a good thing. Lying about how much independence they'd allow to thrive in Hong Kong, that's a good thing. Controlling the information that people in the country can read (like filtering out this site!), that's a good thing. So, how many years of inching forwards and backwards towards the right thing makes it OK?
powerful oligarchies which run big business and government
What? China is completely corrupt in this regard. The communist government there directly involves itself in private business to a degree that would never be tolerated in the US.
The US is not a democracy
Right, the US is a republic, with democratically elected representatives in the legislature, and executives elected by the states.
'one person/one vote' NOT 'one dollar/one vote'
Well, that doesn't even make sense. No one pays to vote, and no one gets paid to vote. If you mean, do organizations like moveon.org take huge amounts of cash from people like George Soros to push certain issues and candidates before an election, then you're at least making the connection of money to politics in an indirect way.
Most of Europe and Canada offer much better models for democracy then the US
Except that those arrangements often allow people with only a small portion of the votes to hold office. It's not always the best fit for making definitive policies.
chinese democracy (Score:0, Troll)
Re:chinese democracy (Score:2, Insightful)
Is that the same democracy that has a US president and Congress making laws that apply to single individuals?
Is that the same democracy that holds people indefinitely without charge and without representation in cuba?
Is that the same democracy that give governments the right to spy on you without court orders and without your knowledge?
Is that the same democracy that executes juvenile offenders and the mentally impaired?
Is that the same democr
Re:chinese democracy (Score:1, Insightful)
Yes, it is, and it is still superior to the complete lack of democracy that China has.
Oh snap. I just fucking smoked your comment out of the water. Time for my victor lap.
Re:chinese democracy (Score:1, Interesting)
China has come a long way toward democracy lately. You sure can't compare them to North Korea. Moving to quickly can create instabilities. So as long as they are going in the right direction this is a good thing.
As far as the US being superior to China, that is somewhat debatable because it has its own problems in the form of powerful oligarchies which run big business and government.
The US is not a democracy. If it
Re:chinese democracy (Score:2)
Right! Threatening Taiwan, that's a good thing. Lying about how much independence they'd allow to thrive in Hong Kong, that's a good thing. Controlling the information that people in the country can read (like filtering out this site!), that's a good thing. So, how many years of inching forwards and backwards towards the right thing makes it OK?
powerful oligarchies which run big business and government
What? China is completely corrupt in this regard. The communist government there directly involves itself in private business to a degree that would never be tolerated in the US.
The US is not a democracy
Right, the US is a republic, with democratically elected representatives in the legislature, and executives elected by the states.
'one person/one vote' NOT 'one dollar/one vote'
Well, that doesn't even make sense. No one pays to vote, and no one gets paid to vote. If you mean, do organizations like moveon.org take huge amounts of cash from people like George Soros to push certain issues and candidates before an election, then you're at least making the connection of money to politics in an indirect way.
Most of Europe and Canada offer much better models for democracy then the US
Except that those arrangements often allow people with only a small portion of the votes to hold office. It's not always the best fit for making definitive policies.