http://dg9zn.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/german-politics/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://dg9zn.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/german-politics/#comment-23 mp5fk Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:37:19 +0000 http://dg9zn.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-23 That's an interesting question, and I'm not sure which would be better. I feel in the U.S. our system of government may be trying at times, but it works overall. I feel that a drastic overhaul of a political system could be bad news for any nation, especially a successful one like the U.S. I like the German system, and I would be interested in seeing it in action and learning about what elements could benefit other nations, but I feel that although our system may be stubborn, it has led us to where we are today. Hopefully the faults of our government do not go out of control to the point where we might have to consider a change in regime. But I do feel that this question is one that more citizens and politicians should be asking: what can we do to increase the democracy in our government? That’s an interesting question, and I’m not sure which would be better. I feel in the U.S. our system of government may be trying at times, but it works overall. I feel that a drastic overhaul of a political system could be bad news for any nation, especially a successful one like the U.S. I like the German system, and I would be interested in seeing it in action and learning about what elements could benefit other nations, but I feel that although our system may be stubborn, it has led us to where we are today. Hopefully the faults of our government do not go out of control to the point where we might have to consider a change in regime. But I do feel that this question is one that more citizens and politicians should be asking: what can we do to increase the democracy in our government?

]]> http://dg9zn.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/german-politics/#comment-21 jh7my Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:22:31 +0000 http://dg9zn.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-21 Hey Davey G, I agree with all of your assertions about the German election system, but I would like to know what you think of it in comparison to the United States election system. Personally, I like the German system better in that it allows a teaming up of a number of parties with concern to the same interests, rather than dividing each other between politicians and political parties with stubborn views. The idea of compromise is something unfamiliar to U.S. politics, and I think that our political system would work much better democratically in this sort of joint effort to find political equilibrium in all policies of the state. Hey Davey G, I agree with all of your assertions about the German election system, but I would like to know what you think of it in comparison to the United States election system. Personally, I like the German system better in that it allows a teaming up of a number of parties with concern to the same interests, rather than dividing each other between politicians and political parties with stubborn views. The idea of compromise is something unfamiliar to U.S. politics, and I think that our political system would work much better democratically in this sort of joint effort to find political equilibrium in all policies of the state.

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