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Originally posted by Iron_Ranger:
We dont live in a democracy, so we dont really need to change its definition. And isnt The Netherlands a Constiutional Monarchy? Maybe I am thinking of someone else. But it seems like I read somewhere thats what they are catagorized under.
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Sorry for the misunderstanding, I should have been clearer... I wasn't directly talking about the form of Government, more the concept of democracy itself ("everyone has a say"). Technically the Netherlands is indeed a Constitutional Monarchy. [img]smile.gif[/img] But I was referring to the part under
3 in my Longman Dictionary which I was referring to as some sort of "right" people mistakenly think they have over here:
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democracy 1 government by the people, or by elected representatives of the people. Democracy was first developed in Ancient Greece: The military government promised to restore democracy within a year. 2 a country governed by its people or their representatives 3 social equality and the right to take part in decision-making.
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Of course it's still the Government itself who has the final say, but people here just don't really understand why their representatives don't, well, represent them.
If we're talking about close call odds (49%-51% or 40%-60%, or heck, perhaps even 30%-70%), I can understand why the Government doesn't necessarily take the side of the majority, but with 89%?
But anyways... My initial post was phrased a bit shaky, so my excuses for the misunderstanding. I'll give it a rest now. [img]smile.gif[/img] It's bedtime for me now, anyways.
[ 03-19-2003, 04:51 PM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]