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Topic: why the USA are not a democracy? Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 08:36 |
Originally posted by Cywr
In the Anglo-Saxon type of government there are two or three dominant - traditional parties. Ex: Republicans - Democrats or Conservatives-liberals-workers' party. |
There is nothing exclusicly 'Anglo-Saxon' about that.
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While that's true in principle, de facto the Anglo-Saxon countries do tend to have two parties that alternate in power, in the US since the 1860s and in the UK since the 1920s (and before that you can go back to the 18th century).
Perhaps it should be put more broadly, saying that countries that inherited their political traditions from Britain tend to have two parties (including Ireland and India for instance). It's not just ex-colonies: two-party Germany and Japan copied the UK in their post-WWII constitutions.
I'm not sure why this should be. I guess it would make a thread on its own.
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 08:45 |
Originally posted by gcle2003
Perhaps it should be putmore broadly, saying that countries that inherited their political traditions from Britain tend to have two parties (including Ireland and India for instance). It's not just ex-colonies: two-party Germany and Japan copied the UK in their post-WWII constitutions.
I'm not sure why this should be. I guess it would make a thread on its own. |
I'm not quite sure what you mean here. Could you please elaborate! Thanks.
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I'm not sure they did, Germany has largely been coalition governments,
so it is i think, a bad example. France is a good one though, it has
for the msot part been dominated by two major parties.
But this is popularism, nothing to do with 'Anglo-Saxon' crap.
And India isn't a two party system in the vein of the US, or of the UK
(which differes from the US in that those two dominant parties
fluctuate) for that matter, it has a much stronger regional influence
which means that major parties often have to form coalitions with
smaller ones in order to gain government.
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 11:37 |
In France, non-mainstream parties can be effective from time to time but in US and UK this isn't the case...
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 11:40 |
By the way, this "Anglo-Saxon (or Anglo-American) tradition" notion is used in the comperative government courses of political science departments...
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 12:30 |
Originally posted by pikeshot1600
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Also, I can't remember the last time
anyone gave a crap about the religion of a political candidate in an
election of any importance....Maybe Kennedy in 1960, but he won as a
Catholic......Certainly no WASP. |
I heard that in Kennedy's time, people thought that he would take orders from the Pope on what to do .
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Americans don't make the best Catholics. They have never liked being told what to do! |
You are right. I am a Catholic myself but I am not one of those "Pope
is second to Christ" kind of people. You are right, we Americans don't
like authority. Look at the Whiskey Rebellion and the American
Revolution.
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 12:34 |
In France, non-mainstream parties can be effective from time to time but in US and UK this isn't the case... |
In local government they can, and in Parliament you have the lib-dems,
as well as the regional parties (Wales, Scotland and N.Ireland), which
you don't have in the US.
By the way, this "Anglo-Saxon (or Anglo-American) tradition" notion is
used in the comperative government courses of political science
departments... |
Strange then that i was taught about the difference between the US
Execetive Democracy, and the British Parliamentry Model, in such a
Political Economy course.
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 12:46 |
Are you running a promo for everything.com there?
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Nice pictues! Could you please tell us their purpose. Is it because you are proud to be a journalist or something?
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 17:24 |
Originally posted by Cywr
In France, non-mainstream parties can be effective from time to time but in US and UK this isn't the case... |
In local government they can, and in Parliament you have the lib-dems, as well as the regional parties (Wales, Scotland and N.Ireland), which you don't have in the US.
By the way, this "Anglo-Saxon (or Anglo-American) tradition" notion is used in the comperative government courses of political science departments... |
Strange then that i was taught about the difference between the US Execetive Democracy, and the British Parliamentry Model, in such a Political Economy course.
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Of course there are many differences. At least UK is a kingdom! Also presidency, constitution issue (no written constitution in the UK), etc. You know, it's just a rough classification... US and UK usually have some different ways of doing something. Just an example: the social sciences. For instance, they rely more on statistical data rather than theoretical comments, etc... But you know all these classifications are rough. I don't see much difference between the styles of representative liberal democracy. I explained my reasons before...
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 19:14 |
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Nice pictues! Could you please tell us their purpose. Is it because you are proud to be a journalist or something? |
you are ridiculous. A sad joke.
The US invaded Europe to destroy Hitler because it had no choice. After Pearl Harbour Hitler declared war on the United States. It was one of his greatest mistakes.
Trying to present Okinawa as the US sacrificing lives for the liberation of others is just absurd and shows how idiotic your opinions are. The Americans had to make war on Japan, again, it had no choice. The Japanese had already invaded and enslaved most of South East Asia, D, while America did nothing.
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Posted: 20-Aug-2005 at 19:55 |
hmmmmm
Seko !! what did you say?
To be Honest iam one of ITAPEVI's posts biggest fans
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Posted: 21-Aug-2005 at 08:08 |
Originally posted by Komnenos
Originally posted by gcle2003
Perhaps it should be put more broadly, saying that countries that inherited their political traditions from Britain tend to have two parties (including Ireland and India for instance). It's not just ex-colonies: two-party Germany and Japan copied the UK in their post-WWII constitutions. I'm not sure why this should be. I guess it would make a thread on its own. |
I'm not quite sure what you mean here. Could you please elaborate! Thanks. |
Both of them went for systems in which the head of state is distinct from the head of government, and the head of government is responsible to (and elected by, and must be a member of) the lower house of parliament (which has two houses).
It's true that that system had historical antecedents in both countries, so it may be coming it a bit strong to say they 'copied the UK' rather than saying they 'adopted constitutions similar to that of the UK'. But it is at least arguable that during the second Reich and the Meiji period they were to some extent consciously copying Britain.
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Posted: 21-Aug-2005 at 08:28 |
Originally posted by Cywr
I'm not sure they did, Germany has largely been coalition governments, so it is i think, a bad example.
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But the coalitions have been some grouping of two major parties and two very minor ones, one of which is very recent. That is in fact also true of the UK, in which the Unionists, for instance, have always been minority partners of the Conservatives.
Minor parties get more play with proportional representation, as I pointed out initially.
France is a good one though, it has for the msot part been dominated by two major parties.
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Which two would they be?
These were the results of the last French presidential election (numbers are percentages of votes in the two rounds):
Jacques Chirac - Rally for the Republic
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Jean-Marie le Pen - National Front
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Lionel Jospin - Socialist Party
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Franois Bayrou -Union for the French Democracy
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Arlette Laguiller - Workers' Struggle
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Jean-Pierre Chevnement - Republican Pole
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Nol Mamre - The Greens
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Olivier Besancenot - Revolutionary Communist League
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Jean Saint-Josse -Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition
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Alain Madelin - Liberal Democracy
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Robert Hue - French Communist Party
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Bruno Mgret - Republican National Movement
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Christiane Taubira - Left Radical Party
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Corinne Lepage - Citizenship Action Participation for the 21st Century
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Christine Boutin - Forum of Social Republicans
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Daniel Gluckstein - Workers' Party
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Doesn't look much like a two-party system to me.
But this is popularism, nothing to do with 'Anglo-Saxon' crap. And India isn't a two party system in the vein of the US, or of the UK (which differes from the US in that those two dominant parties fluctuate)
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They haven't fluctuated in the UK since the US was formed any more than they have in the US. since 1830-odd a minor party has become a major one just once in the US and once in the UK.
for that matter, it has a much stronger regional influence which means that major parties often have to form coalitions with smaller ones in order to gain government.
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Yes, but the lead is held always by Congress or the BJP.
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Posted: 21-Aug-2005 at 09:24 |
The two major French parties are the socialist party, and the UMP.
Remove le Pen (teh last election was the first time that they gained
that degree of popularity), and you have your two main parties though
out much of recent French political history.
They haven't fluctuated in the UK since the US was formed any more than
they have in the US. since 1830-odd a minor party has become a major
one just once in the US and once in the UK. |
The decline of the liberals and subsequent drift into obscurity
followed by a come back in the 90s, and the rise of Labour in the post
year wars? Thats fluctuation, one of the two main parties went away,
and a different one replaced it.
The US has been Democrats Vs Republicans from day one.
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[QUOTE=Cywr]The two major French parties are the socialist party, and the UMP. Remove le Pen (teh last election was the first time that they gained that degree of popularity), and you have your two main parties though out much of recent French political history.
You are unaware of how the major parties are composed. They are already > coalitions of different interests. There have already been "coalition > negotiations" within the major parties to form their policy viewpoints.
I agree...and I could never tell whtehr my major party MP was one of the stripes I supported...or one if the stripes I did not support.
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Posted: 21-Aug-2005 at 14:56 |
Originally posted by ITAPEVI
Originally posted by Seko
Nice pictues! Could you please tell us their purpose. Is it because you are proud to be a journalist or something? | you are ridiculous. A sad joke.
The US invaded Europe to destroy Hitler because it had no choice. After Pearl Harbour Hitler declared war on the United States. It was one of his greatest mistakes.
Trying to present Okinawa as the US sacrificing lives for the liberation of others is just absurd and shows how idiotic your opinions are. The Americans had to make war on Japan, again, it had no choice. The Japanese had already invaded and enslaved most of South East Asia, D, while America did nothing.
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Huh? Stick to the question and maintain your composure. Show us the behaviors of a professional journalist, with integrity and class.
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