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Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11?
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To: Rock_nj who wrote (9193)12/9/2004 7:46:11 AM
From: sea_urchin   of 20039
 
Rock_nj > Which is why the U.S. has spent so much time and money overthrowing democratically elected governments or buying them off or controlling them by some other means

And, in my opinion the best example of this is the government of the US itself. Indeed, the "bipartisanship" shows that the US is, today, effectively a one-party state, some would even call it a "banana-republic".

> Democracy is fine with the elites, as long as it can be controlled. In fact, it's perferable, as it gives their governments legitmacy and allows them to operate without using more oppresive measures.

Here's a book which you might like to read on this very subject:

amazon.com

I have the book, I don't agree with some of it, but nevertheless it is well worth a read.
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