Well democracy has many roles but the original purpose of democracy was to avoid war. Democracy is patently failing to do this because the powerful still do as they please whatever the human cost. One of the problems is lack of international democracy another. The original poster was stating that both US parties are left wing which is patently wrong. The mere existence of democracy doesn't make all the parties left wing. My comments are not at all out of context with that post. What else do I want done ? The American people to rain in its psychopathic government.

I am not sure what you are saying really. Essentially the US has a two party system both are pro war and pro business and in my view right wing, there is almost nothing between them. You can't isolate what a government does outside its country from what it does in other countries. People are voting for a party as a whole not only for their national policies. This kind of US democracy is failing the world. Millions of people have died at the hands of the US since WW2. For the sake of the rest of the world its time the US had a real anti war, green, alternative.

It works for the population of the country but want about the victims of the countries foreign policy ? Both democrats and the republicans have been waging wars on countries that pose absolutely no threat to the US.

It doesn't make unprovoked invasions into foreign countries moral though.

Justify it all you like but killing civilians Japanese or otherwise is WRONG.

Wow, so no one is aloud to use the number 2 definition in a dictionary ? Sorry but that's BS. Lets check out another word hmm how about healthy: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/healthy Only meaning number one is correct ?

Hmmm I cant really understand what you are saying. I am looking at meaning number 2 which says apparent, evident, or conspicuous I am trying to say "It was apparent evident and conspicuous that the actual intent of the invasion was control of resources"

1. outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness. 2. apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.

I was told that we (UK) invaded because he had weapons of mass destruction. Didn't believe a word of it and I don't think Blair or Bush did. Anyway if democracy was the reason why Iraq ? Why not invade Saudi Arabia, North Korea, China or Kuwait? Come on face it... the invasion was ostensibly about control of resources.

That's correct. The iPhone doesn't enable swapping.

Another reason people prefer phonograph over CDs is because of the loudness war. Modern CDs sound terrible because of the way they are mastered to sound loud. So loud in fact the wave is clipped. It also reduces dynamic range. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

That has nothing to do with it. Most people in the UK don't want guns or the things that go with them such as school children shooting each other. If people in the US want guns then fine but don't assume other people do.

Tell the same to Cambodia, Nicaragua, Chile, Mexico, East Timor and all the other countries the CIA has been fucking around with. http://www.soaw.org/

One reason for dropping CD quality is the loudness war resulting in as you said clipping: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war Modern CDs don't use the full dynamic range available on the format because it appears loud but lower fidelity CDs sell more.

I like my local Cinema very much. Its one of the oldest purpose built Cinemas in existence. They show a fantastic range of Cinema from Asian, French, Spanish, British and even US releases. Actually many movies I have seen there I don't own because I never heard of them before. Its a fantastic place to find about all kinds of interesting film. Not to mention the incredible coffee, home made cakes and great roof top bar! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_York's_Picture_House