Is America heading towards dictatorship?

[A380]

Was the USA a democracy when more than half the population was not allowed to vote?

Yes. I think you are conflating the word democracy with some utopian civilisation you’ve got it your head.

 

[PTK]

Yes. I think you are conflating the word democracy with some utopian civilisation you’ve got it your head.

I thought that "democracy" meant at the minimum that most of the adult population is allowed to vote. If that is not your definition, then what is? Was apartheid South Africa democractic?

 

[A380]

I thought that "democracy" meant at the minimum that most of the adult population is allowed to vote. If that is not your definition, then what is? Was apartheid South Africa democractic?

That’s because you are wrong.

 

[PTK]

That’s because you are wrong.

So, do you classify a state as democratic when most adults are not allowed to vote?

 

[Elpenor]

OK sure, but context is everything. A guided tour of Pyongyang is no doubt statistically 'safer' but it's hardly comparing like with like when they confiscate your phone and have you under 24hr surveillance and can have you convicted as an enemy of the state for so much as nicking a poster. Plus forget about any recourse to an embassy right now.

Better food in DPRK too - buckwheat noodles are far superior to American cuisines

 

[Saul Goodman]

Better food in DPRK too - buckwheat noodles are far superior to American cuisines

What's wrong with spray cheese pizza???