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Another problem is that the key aspect most of us agree is necessary for a "real" free market system - lack of corruption - isn't being advocated by any of the "free market" politicians in America.
When John McCain signed his name onto the McCain-Feingold law which tried to detach government from private industry by limiting campaign contributions, he caught shit for it in his own party. When I hear American conservatives talk about "socialism" and the problems created by big government, they don't mention the corporatism part at all - they are only concerned about it in the sense of an Orwellian government sending black helicopters to their little town somewhere to take away their guns.
So by all means, elect more conservative politicians - and you'll get more corporatism and more big government, although unlike the Democrats, they won't have to pretend.
- Isn't it because people were brainwashed to believe a mature democracy is only 2-3 party system?raf
- US system is a mono-party dictature in many aspects.raf
- I admire the sense of community in US (inherited), but it's pretty ambivalent with its general life-style.Corvo2
- Uh huh, and no corruption in the UK which has multiple parties right...?ukit