wonko3fc
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Re: [Serious] UK developers in the EU +
JV (Ever notice how few countries have actually adopted the American concept of democracy?)
That suggests that your 'buddies' there  have a concept as opposed to what may be a better chosen word, such as, Oh, I dunno, Ideology?
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jvmorris
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| Okay, okay,
Most 'democracies' have some form of parliamentary system rather than our tri-partite national government of three independent and technically co-equal branches (executive, legislative, and judicial), each with specified zones of authority. Members of the US Judiciary are nominated by the Executive but most be confirmed by the Senate, members of the House and Senate normally require election by the electorate with a majority (which brings us to the increasingly common run-off elections, followed by a Court battle as to which votes are legitimate), and normally the President is elected by the Electoral College which most commonly reflects the candidate with a plurality in each State (but this is completely left to the discretion of the individual States, a right that Florida threatened to exercise in 2000).
We also have a federal system of national, State, and local government with each level having different amounts of autonomy. (And the degree of autonomy between State and local government varies from State to State in the US.)
Technically, only the people are sovereign here.
On the other hand, many Americans do not understand the distinction between Head of State and Head of Government; it's the same person here.
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wonko3fc
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1 edit | Yes, shame really....
When it was all modeled upon the English system that you managed to get it so wrong, whilst your immediate neighbors to the North seem more or less, to have it just about spot on - wassa mattter wiv you all?
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jvmorris
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Reston, VA | Oh, I keep forgetting . . . they don't teach you guys about the American Revolution, do they?
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wonko3fc
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| No point mucker, that was an internal dispute between North and Southern Fried Chicken if memory serves - did you mean the 'scuffle' for Independence by chance?That you would have got anyway as at the time, the US was considered the least important of our far reaching empire and had you waited a few more years we'd have given it to ya! Could have saved a few lives - still, it's the 'merkin way |
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jvmorris
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Reston, VA | So, . . . you were planning on surrendering all along?
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wonko3fc
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1 edit | Oh I dunno, I've suddenly lost interest and become fascinated with "Randy JV"!!!??!!?!??!?!?!??!??
So what's that all about?
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Thinking about it, you lot don't have a terific record of home, or away matches for that matter. Just remind me of the details of the battle of the Niagara river again... You all were trying to do what again? Against who now??
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jvmorris
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| Now that we've completely trashed Sparrow's thread, I forgot that you guys don't teach game theory either.
Lest we forget, "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game." (But I think you already know that, don't you?  )
Now (and with a tip o the hat to the French, of course), the current American paradigm is as follows:
1) Wait until a lot of people have already been killed
2) Intervene when everyone already involved is getting exhausted.
3) Kill a lot more people.
4) Get bored, declare victory, pick up our marbles and go home.
5) Revel in our gory, err, glory, that is.
Got that?
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jvmorris
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said by wonko3fc  :Oh I dunno, I've suddenly lost interest and become fascinated with "Randy JV"!!!??!!?!??!?!?!??!?? So what's that all about?. . . Randy was long ago and (now) far away. Think he was here on BBR/DSLR, but I'm no longer positive about that.
On the other hand, there were some old posters in this very Forum that I'd really like to see start posting again. Unless they're 'lurkers' who now sign in anonymously, I doubt we will see them again (and pardon me if I don't name them).
I owe (both of) these guys a lot, but I don't know how to contact them anymore.
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Sparrow
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said by jvmorris :Now that we've completely trashed Sparrow's thread, I forgot that you guys don't teach game theory either. Lest we forget, "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game." (But I think you already know that, don't you? ) Now (and with a tip o the hat to the French, of course), the current American paradigm is as follows: 1) Wait until a lot of people have already been killed 2) Intervene when everyone already involved is getting exhausted. 3) Kill a lot more people. 4) Get bored, declare victory, pick up our marbles and go home. 5) Revel in our gory, err, glory, that is. Got that? Dear, dear Joseph, you are incorrigible aren't you? But, I shall graciously tip-toe away and allow your imposition. Found a great apartment today, so nothing is going to ruffle me little feathers.
By the way, you have the policy pinned down succinctly. Bravo.
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