World is Falling Apart Thread (Locked forever)

[ZeroAX]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/gavinhewitt/2011/02/arab_awakening_europes_unclean.html

[RCBH928]

Whoever said that democracy does not work here
he is absolutely correct, some how in the end everyone fights for money and power
of course other nations world wide had similar issues including some European countries as far as I know.

The best thing in my opinion is to have a monarchy where royal family stabilizes the rule, and where people will be elected to actually run the government , in which they can't have personal gain for themselves. This way no one fights for power.

btw.
A lot of people see Saud's as the devils. I live near and as far as I know most people are happy with them, there are places where things could get better, and few that are against them.

[Hatta]

<i>Whoever said that democracy does not work here
he is absolutely correct, some how in the end everyone fights for money and power</i>

That's how it is in every democracy, and why every government needs strong constitutional limits.

<i>The best thing in my opinion is to have a monarchy where royal family stabilizes the rule</i>

By "stabilize the rule" do you mean massacre civilians in the streets? By using force against their own people, the governments of Bahrain, Libya, and Yemen have become the very thing they claim they are trying to prevent.

<i>A lot of people see Saud's as the devils. I live near and as far as I know most people are happy with them, there are places where things could get better, and few that are against them.</i>

Yeah, if I lived in a country where they had public beheadings on a regular basis I wouldn't complain much either. Doesn't mean they're any good.

[MrPopo]

Yeah, if I lived in a country where they had public beheadings on a regular basis I wouldn't complain much either. Doesn't mean they're any good.

Which part are you objecting to? The existance of capital punishment, the apparent overuse of it, or the fact that it's in public?

[Hatta]

Does it matter? You're not going to argue that that is acceptable behavior, are you? Although, I guess I wouldn't really be surprised if you did.

[ZeroAX]

Does it matter? You're not going to argue that that is acceptable behavior, are you? Although, I guess I wouldn't really be surprised if you did.

<IRONY MODE TURNED ON> Pff. Freaking noob. Public cutting off things is the best way to punish crimes. You stole? Bye bye handy. You raped? Bye bye "birdy". You got raped? PUNISH HER! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7098480.stm )
<IRONY MODE TURNED OFF>

[MrPopo]

Does it matter? You're not going to argue that that is acceptable behavior, are you? Although, I guess I wouldn't really be surprised if you did.

It does matter which point. If your only objection is the overapplication of capital punishment then I'd agree with you. If it was against capital punishment in general I'd disagree with you. And if it was the public nature I'd get involved in a spirited debate with you.

[Pulsar_t]

Edited for strong language.

[equalsign]

What the hell's with all this aggression? I think this thread's getting carried away.

[dsheinem]

To the best of my knowledge, only one TRULY democratic nation has ever existed...and that was a couple thousand years ago.

Greece wasn't democratic in any sense that we would understand that word today. Due to the requirements to be a citizen and thus vote, it was almost more like an oligarchy or plutocracy, really.