TheNewTeddy Posted April 2, 2012 Report Posted April 2, 2012 Came up in another thread. Which countries do you consider to be truly "Democratic"? My list: Very Democratic USA Canada UK France Spain Portugal Iceland Norway Sweden Finland Denmark Netherlands Belgium Germany Luxembourg Switzerland Italy Austria Czech Republic Slovakia Poland Greece Japan Ireland Rather Democratic Hungary Croatia Romania Bulgaria South Korea Taiwan South Africa Argentina Brazil Chile Israel Mexico Democratic Indonesia Bosnia Serbia Turkey Iraq Egypt Tunisia Not Democratic Russia Ukraine China Venezuela Morocco Iran Un-Democratic North Korea Cuba Myanmar/Burma Quote Feel free to contact me outside the forums. Add "TheNewTeddy" to Twitter, Facebook, or Hotmail to reach me!
Guest Peeves Posted April 2, 2012 Report Posted April 2, 2012 Democratic Indonesia Bosnia Serbia Turkey Iraq Egypt Tunisia You have no idea what you're talking about do you? BTW where do you slot Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran etc. Quote
j44 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Posted April 2, 2012 Democratic Indonesia Bosnia Serbia Turkey Iraq Egypt Tunisia You have no idea what you're talking about do you? BTW where do you slot Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran etc. Yeah, it depends on his definitions. I wouldn't say Turkey is democratic but he has 'very' and 'rather democratic' so clearly he doesnt mean Turkey is a perfect democracy. It is somewhat democratic in that it elects people though a voting process. The not so free press is a sticking point though. Same with Egypt. There have been some elections recently but that doesn't make it democracy. Iran is in the list under 'not democratic.' Quote
g_bambino Posted April 2, 2012 Report Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) Interesting that nearly half (11 of 24) of your "very democratic" countries are all constitutional monarchies, whereas all from "somewhat democratic" to "un-democratic" are republics, save for Morocco. I don't know that I'd rate Morocco as badly as you have. It too is a constitutional monarchy, wherein the King is directed in his exercise of power by a prime minister selected from the elected chamber of parliament; though, the King does seem to involve himself in politics moreso than what we'd typically expect from a constitutional monarch. [ed.: sp] Edited April 2, 2012 by g_bambino Quote
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