Comments by "AQuietNight" (@AQuietNight) on "What is democracy and how to evaluate it?" video.

  1. If a group of people can not stand in the public square and call their leader an idiot, you do not have democracy.
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  2.  @misterhill5598  Democracy depends on open debate and yes, even hurt feelings.
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  3.  @misterhill5598  Some of the greatest moments in democracy was when the South Korean National Assembly broke out into a bare knuckled brawl. Some of those Korean women can really hold their own in a fight!
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  4.  @misterhill5598  It's not drivel at all, it's history. And real democratic systems are quite lively.
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  5. In the United States you have 330 million people who have their own idea as to how things should be done. The United States is a Republic, not a direct democracy. People openly voice their opinions and the candidates that seem to be the best combination of the desired qualities political groups seek support their candidate. The process is out in the open, not done behind the closed doors of a political club only a few are allowed to join. It's a messy process but better than the carefully choreographed recitals some countries do.
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  6. "Ruling party and opposition party must work in way for benefit of the nation, not to implement policy to serve their party interest." That is not democracy. If you do not have vigorous debate and disagreement you have a dictatorship. And in the end, only one party's interest is served.
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