[extropy-chat] No Joy in Mudville

[Adrian Tymes]

--- Emlyn <emlynoregan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Adrian Tymes wrote:
> > "America is the worst democracy in the world,
> except
> > for all the other democracies in the world."  (For
> a
> > slightly incorrect/outdated definition that
> includes
> > republics.)
> > 
> > I.e., it does not seem like anyone else has yet
> > implemented a far better solution.
> 
> Hey big fella, that's a substantial claim. There are
> a LOT of
> democracies outside the US, and, living in one of
> them, I can tell you
> that your statement is not obviously true from the
> outside. Care to
> back that statement up?

I was quoting Winston Churchill.  Google around for
his speech and the justifications he came up with, if
you want.  ;)