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Originally posted by Displaced Flames fan+Sep 7 2004, 05:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Displaced Flames fan @ Sep 7 2004, 05:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Lurch@Sep 7 2004, 11:35 PM
Did you get to vote for Rummy and his crew?# Does structure really make a big difference, i.e. what aspects of government are elected versus which are appointed?
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No, I didn't get to vote for Rumsfeld. The President appoints his cabinet. Stucture makes a huge difference to me. I get to vote for people, not philosophies. The person is more important....one can have the philosophy that suits me, but if he's a pile of dung as a person I'm not voiting for him. You guys have no choice. [/b][/quote]
Wow, I can't beleive someone from the US is bitching about how we don't get to vote for your PM. Well guess what, less than 50% of people in the US voted for Bush. Does that mean he's not duly elected?
It's the way our systems work. God I hate to get all anti american, but it's that kind of ignoracne that p*sses off a good chunk of the world. Basically saying "Our system is way better than yours" without even thinking about it.
Sure someone made a stupid comment, but attack the comment, not the system of government he lives under.
Edit: didn't read the whole thread when I posted, and didn't see your respones, but I stand by my post.