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    Default Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq

    Quote Originally Posted by CrossLOPER View Post
    So the definition of what qualifies as a "democracy" should be made more accessible? Does that mean that Russia is A-OK? Zimbabwe?
    It's not about being "OK" - democracy should be a neutral (technical) term that describes how the government is, in effect, chosen. I've already indirectly defined democracy (crudely) as "[...] that a sizeable part of the population can have a say in who controls the country".

    The greater the part of the population can have a say, the more democratic. Rigged votes are not democratic because they bar the population from having a say. Oppressing political opposition is not democratic since it limits the choice.

    Once moral judgements are made part of what constitutes a democracy (like requiring 'human rights'), the definition will likely become fleeting and change according to common opinions on how a state should be run.

    Start by making a coherent point other than "let's wait for magic to happen, and everything will be OK".
    Just stop reading all kinds of weird things between the lines.
    Last edited by Viking; 10-19-2015 at 15:39.
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