Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Political Observation

During a lengthy discussion today, not because I wanted to continue speaking to this guy but because he wouldn't stop talking, I was told several times about problems with our country and our government. I should also pref-is this by saying the gentleman I was being talked at by is a US citizen but his girlfriend is a Puerto Rican reporter with strong/extreme socialist views. I don't mind people sharing their opinions with me, unless I have something I should be doing that is more important, but something he kept saying was really getting on my nerves. He kept saying that the problems we are facing are normal for a "Democracy" like ours. Democracy, that word probably doesn't annoy some of you as much as it does me but I really dislike when I hear people incorrectly state that our nation, the United Stated of America, is a Democracy. Perhaps the best explanation of the difference between a Democracy and a Republic, which we are, can best be explained by this video. Please enjoy!