Re: [Trisquel-users] The rules

[onpon4]

I wouldn't go so far as to say that the U.S. is not a democracy. "Democracy"  
is a very vague term: it means that everyone has a say in decisions that  
affect them. It's not as good as it should be, but people in the U.S. do have  
a say, mostly via local elections (which are far more likely to have an  
impact than e.g. presidential elections). The problem is that most Americans  
don't know or think about these far more important elections and instead  
focus on the President, who in the grand scheme of things doesn't matter that  
much. Then you have people focusing on preventing one party or the other from  
winning because they think disaster will come if it is chosen, when what they  
should be doing is voting for which politician they most agree with  
(regardless of whether or not that politician has a chance of winning) to  
show the major parties what the people want.

It is unfortunate that rich people and corporations have so much influence.  
But it's still a democracy, not a totalitarian regime.