> >Out of curiosity, why do you keep on twisting meanings, even when you don't > >have to? > > I do not see this as "twisting meanings". Apparently I use a different > definition of "democracy" than you do. But then, the definition "the > majority decides" is the everyday definition that gets taught in schools > here (at least, in my days it was; I cannot tell if it has been changed > since then). I suppose that US schools teach "representative of the people" > as the everyday definition. > > So, if you think my definition is wrong, blame the Dutch educational > system. :-) >
The real question, of course, is the majority of whom? Was the USSR a democracy by the Dutch meaning of the word, because the majority of the Politburo decided? If so, the UN is a democracy, just like the Politburo was. Dan M. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
