Piggy-backing off Enzyme's last post
"I thought this was a democracy!" (in response to an unpopular government decision or piece of legislation).

It *is* a democracy. It's not a plebiscite where everything's decided by referendum.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 12:30, 10 replies)

It's not a democracy
it's an approximation of democratic ideals but if you think this is a democracy you're very deluded
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 12:34, closed)

Fight!

( kappynitty doubled your entendre on, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 12:35, closed)

We're governed by elected officials
That's a representative democracy in my dictionary.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 12:44, closed)

I rather fear that there is a major difference between the idealistic 'democracy' and the practical implementation
( kappynitty doubled your entendre on, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 12:57, closed)

It's still an approximation of the ideal of representative democracy
There are a number of massive flaws in the system, first-past-the-post not withstanding.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 15:13, closed)

Democracy
n. A system of government in which weight of numbers wins arguments.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 13:34, closed)

yeah but weight of numbers gave us Jedward

( kappynitty doubled your entendre on, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 13:54, closed)

I suspect an accident in a secret laboratory gave us Jedward.

( flake has nothing against your right leg, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 13:58, closed)

I am not an Animal?

( kappynitty doubled your entendre on, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 14:00, closed)

No, no you're not. You're an evil robot that has escaped from the future.

(Falco, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 15:58, closed)