Thread: Who Decided that "Democracy ' should be the way of the World ?

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by BrucefarmerFANG

Who Decided that "Democracy ' should be the way of the World ?

"We the people"

Such a generalisation. Considering the varitable diversity of cultural models.

"We the party" might better suit your definition.

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Dumbed down....this is obvious. Disconnected and unaware. Mock intellectualism.

You might want to enlighten us with your definition of Democracy. After all, we are but intellectual wanna be's. Until then we shall be content with your usual compelling argument:

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Everything you know is wrong....

Originally Posted by DrB0b

sigh, you really don't get it, do you? The title of the thread is "Who Decided that "Democracy ' should be the way of the World?". That refers to the world we live in, the people who decided that lived in England, France, and America about 300 years ago.

If your interpretation of this thread's title is correct, then we're really talking about cultural imperialism, i.e. "Who decided to shove representative democracy down the throats of the whole planet?" In that case, the modern-day USA must take most of the blame. Talk of spreading democracy to the world really ramped up with Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt during the two world wars. The ostensible reason for the American invasions of Vietnam and Iraq was to promote democracy, as clearly evidenced by the speeches of presidents Lyndon Johnson and George W. Bush during those conflicts.

The early English, French and American democracies had little to do with forcing democracy onto the rest of the planet. France and Britain were colonial powers and the last thing they wanted was to promote free elections in their Third World colonies. America's founders wanted to avoid foreign entanglements of any sort and were definitely not in the business of telling other countries how to live.

Another interpretation of the question posed by this thread might be "What are the origins of the theory and practice of democracy?", which is why I mentioned Classical Greece. Depending on which common-sense interpretation we use to deconstruct the question posed by this thread, either modern-day USA or ancient Athens would seem to be accurate answers. But I suppose a pompous, blinkered twit like yourself whose first reflex is to spew insults at anyone who disagrees with you wouldn't even consider explanations other than your own.