Orser67
Junior Chimp
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« on: April 04, 2014, 04:37:38 PM » |
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I don't think the US is perfect, but I don't think it's dramatically better or worse than other developed economies with democracies. I do hope that, 50 years from now, we'll disapprove of current practices (gerrymandering, outside money) much like how we (mostly) disapprove of practices from 50 years ago (candidates chosen by party bosses, exclusion of many minorities from the political process).
If the US is a "great democracy," I would say it's because of the impressive longevity and evolution of democracy in the US, as well as because of the amount of people who are able to co-exist in one democratic country. I'd also add that the US has done a good job of integrating immigrants into the democratic structure.
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