What are they thinking about western democracy?
Could you elaborate a little more about this question?
Ridiculous question. Those 4 countries are populated by millions of different people with millions of different opinions.
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These countryâs governements⌠Iâve been thinking recently, after all these events: Brexit, US political situation, terrorists attacks.
Is it possible, given the historical of these chiefs of state, that theyâre thinking: Ok, all this idea of democracy, freedom of speech and free pressâŚitâs bullshit.
The instability of the western culture, might be reinforcing these âdictatorsâ ?
In those countries opinion polls are useless.
Public Opinion in Russia: Russiansâ Attitudes on Economic and Domestic Issues
http://www.apnorc.org/projects/Pages/HTML%20Reports/public-opinion-in-russia-russians-attitudes-on-the-economic-and-domestic-issues-issue-brief.aspx
Well freedom of speech is under attack in Canada too so I donât understand what youâre saying.
I think that democracy in general is an illusion since people who have enough money to affect policymaking put money on both the governing party and the opposition so that they basically never lose.
Every respectable regime, be it in a democratic country or not, does everything in its power to stay in power as long as it can. If people appreciate a more authoritarian-type leader then the leader will take the authoritarian route.
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âIs it possible, given the historical of these chiefs of state, that theyâre thinking: Ok, all this idea of democracy, freedom of speech and free pressâŚitâs bullshit.â
These are not the problem. The problem is that they are trying to force opinions and force people to act in ways they donât want to. they are intervening both domestically and internationally more than they should. What you see politically is the rejection of these porced ideas and for the terrorist attacks you see the rejection of the intervention in the middle east for so many years.
and theyâre useful in Japan?
Edit: the link you provided doesnât help your point at all.
Are you Kidding? How many journalists are in jail in Canada?..You canât be serious.
" for the terrorist attacks you see the rejection of the intervention in the middle east for so many years."
Thatâs not an argument, itâs an excuse, a pretext used by autoritharians to kill innocent people.
Under attack means there is a threat, not that it is currently as bad as other places.
Freedom of press is doing fine. Freedom of speech isnât.
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under attack TOOâŚso, it was a comparisonâŚa wrong comparison.
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âThatâs not an argument, itâs an excuse, a pretext used by autoritharians to kill innocent people.â
Which side are you claiming to be the authoritarians?
Yes, of course, at the moment. You should check the history of opinion polls in some countries.
Where there isnât free speech, opinion polls are useless. Only in democracies does public opinion matter.
I understand your point of view, but anywhere freedom of speech is suppressed, it is attacked. It is unexpected in the west since we boast about this freedom, so âtooâ is appropriate.
âRidiculous question.â
Why respond to a question at all if it is just to berate them for asking it in the first place?
I think jaliscostate is right that freedom of speech is under attack in Canada and it is a problem. It is a bit of a first-world-problem type of problem when you compare it to the attacks on, or general lack of, freedom of speech in many other places in the world. Still, that doesnât mean Canadians who support freedom of speech should not be worried about it.
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Why not? I love to spread my ignorance on this forum.
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Donât we all.
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