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Well, that convinced me. You really addressed each point I made in a meaningful, thoughtful way.
(Citation needed.) Because there are differences in education, healthcare, access to livable wages, access to services...
Thanks :)
Yeah, there is no institutional racism (according to white people).
Wut? That's completely irrelevant to my comment.
Yup. It had more to do with lack of will than saving lives.
This one's not even a fallacy. It's plainly insane.
Ah yes, the strawman. "I'm going to say something that they never said, then call them stupid for it!"
Ah, yes, the tu quoque. "They did it too, so it's not as bad that I did it." https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/tu-quoque
Right. White people were made slaves by blacks and chinese as much as we made them slaves. Oh, wait.
Right?!
Note that I said an "initial" democracy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy#Modern_era
Right...and then those people are still outnumbered in the house or senate. It's no different. Just less democratic.
2) un-democratic. Unless you're arguing that Canada and Britain still aren't democracies, I guess.
Well, France beat the US to an initial democracy, as well as to universal male suffrage. A figurehead monarch does not make a country
Well, France beat the US to an initial democracy, as well as to universal male suffrage. A figurehead monarch does not make a country
How are the minority represented? One person gets elected from each riding, remember?
So France doesn't count. Neither does Britain. Or do you just mean that we beat Canada to it?...
2) would also be the ones most likely to vote, it would probably be better for minorities than the current system.
My point was simply that direct democracy does no less for the minority than the current system. And given that the people who care most
2) supports gay marriage. Oh, look what's happening in the legislature. But the systems are not the same. Not by a long shot.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha. Holy shit. What? Minorities have the same amount of rights as the current system. Just over half of the US now
Logistics. And are you claiming that America was the first Western democracy?!...
Nope. It's logistics and a corruption of democratic ideals.
Right. The current system is more fair, equal, and effective. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
I think that had more to do with logistics. The very core idea of democracy is that everyone's opinion matters on affairs of the state.
Right. People couldn't possibly govern themselves. We need politicians to give tax breaks and subsidies to their buddies to, um, prevent it.
So you're arguing against democracy, then? Just to be clear...