AggregateDemand
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« on: April 02, 2014, 10:08:50 AM » |
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The United States created modern constitutional federalism, but US culture has a bigger impact on democracy than our system of government. The US electorate seem to favor direct democracy and they expect politicians to cater to their demands. Unfortunately, much of the US electorate is not self-aware and they do not exercise social responsibility at the ballot box, imo. US government devolves into factions of people with wildly unreasonable demands. The factions claim they are good for the US, but they are really just a reflection of their own wants and desires. Disenfranchised voters become the norm.
I think US democracy is exceptional, but the US electorate is subpar.
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