US interest in UK Festivities

[robb_k]

Tony Parsons writing in the Daily Mirror:

"The British now have more faith in their Royal Family than they do in democracy. A hereditary monarchy gave us a wise, calm, modest woman who had devoted her life to this country. Democracy gave us Cameron and Clegg."
Enough said!

No it didn't. The UK is NOT a democracy. Neither is USA. [[Neither is Canada, for that matter [[despite being somewhat more citizen friendly than USA). They are all [[so-called) representative governments [[who lately have been representing big money-rather than the bulk of their populations). True Democracy is a situation in which all citizens vote on every major issue and law and regulation. I doubt that there are even several [[if ANY) true democracies in today's World.

[144man]

No it didn't. The UK is NOT a democracy. Neither is USA. [[Neither is Canada, for that matter [[despite being somewhat more citizen friendly than USA). They are all [[so-called) representative governments [[who lately have been representing big money-rather than the bulk of their populations). True Democracy is a situation in which all citizens vote on every major issue and law and regulation. I doubt that there are even several [[if ANY) true democracies in today's World.

That's just semantics, Robb, and no way diminishes the point that Tony Parsons is making.

[tamla617]

No it didn't. The UK is NOT a democracy. Neither is USA. [[Neither is Canada, for that matter [[despite being somewhat more citizen friendly than USA). They are all [[so-called) representative governments [[who lately have been representing big money-rather than the bulk of their populations). True Democracy is a situation in which all citizens vote on every major issue and law and regulation. I doubt that there are even several [[if ANY) true democracies in today's World.

which is fine by me.nothing would get thru' parliament.a bit like proportional rep.look at italy.