Zmid Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 From Mojlnir: So, the two party system is not stupid, it just works for us. Sure, a little more accurate representation would be appreciated, but the Congress really hasn't evolved to handle a more parlimentary system. Our system is not any more corrupt or ineffective than the next, they all work pretty much the same. I would agree with that, the American system is not any more corrupt that the British one, or anyone else's, but it is far from perfect. It is my fervent belief you will never get a perfect political system while you rely on people actually seeking power, but I don't see an alternative. From Feanor11: This question is OT, but for all those Brits out there, how is the American Revolution taught in school? Don't know about anyone else's school, but in mine, it wasn't. It was touched on briefly, but never gone into in any detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feanor11 Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Thanks for the reply White Wolf, I was just curious.I guess we don't learn that much about Britain individually, but in the context of our own history, or a general European era (i.e. Medieval, Renaissance...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaten by an Ugly Stick Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 ummm...me? (who else can I trust?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jopo1980 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 It´s time to bring this thread up to date. Obama won the last election, but will he get a second term, I hope he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Ron Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurielius Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 former NATO Commander Wesley Clark just entered the race for democratic nomination today! Good Luck! http://www.americansforclark.com BTW, George Washington (hope you know him http://mwsource.com/forum/html//emoticons/smile.gif ) warned against the formation of political parties in his farewell speech, but no one payed attention. It might seem limited and dysfunctional to some, but it's created the world's only superpower in less than 250 years. Quite a track record. This question is OT, but for all those Brits out there, how is the American Revolution taught in school?Well I'm an American who went to British boarding school and the answer is as minor part of the preamble to the French Revolution and the same goes for the War of 1812 which they simply call the Maritime War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werne Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Wow, someone really likes to be a necromancer, there are 5-6 dead threads that have been revived. Well I'm an American who went to British boarding school and the answer is as minor part of the preamble to the French Revolution and the same goes for the War of 1812 which they simply call the Maritime War. Umm, you do realise you are replying to a 8 year-old post, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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