I think you bring useful experiences to the forum, Joshua.
We have to remember the US is a democracy, if perhaps flawed, and is mowhere near a dictatorship.
Let's keep things in perspective.
The United States is a Constitutional Republic. It is not a Democracy.
I think you bring useful experiences to the forum, Joshua.
We have to remember the US is a democracy, if perhaps flawed, and is mowhere near a dictatorship.
Let's keep things in perspective.
The United States is a Constitutional Republic. It is not a Democracy.
It is also a democracy. It's just that the presidency is not elected in a democratic fashion.
Thanks. I was making a connection to the Norwegian word borgerlig, meaning bourgois or in a political context, conservative (Americans: read "far left liberal)"
I know, I tried to make a joke. :v
Is there an English word for bürgerlich that isn't borrowed from another language?
I guess that CC meant to remind me to keep it civil.
Civil could be translated with zivilisiert or freundlich.
Bürgerlich we don't use often and the translation very much depends on context.
Could be public, could be boring or others.
You guess correctly. But it was meant with a smile and a warm heart :x
In the UK English civil has various meanings, one being to show respect, regard and politeness, the other meaning is of community, civilisation etc
Thanks. I was making a connection to the Norwegian word borgerlig, meaning bourgois or in a political context, conservative (Americans: read "far left liberal)"
Thank God we're off topic.
I would use bourgeois or bourgeoisie in a middle class, materialistic way.
Immigration minister Sylvi Listhaug who is a member of the parliamentary party furthest to the the right here, was an intern with the US
Republican party. She reckons all Norwegian parties with with members in the parliament are to the left of both the Republicans and the Democrats (at least in terms of economic and social issues), and I think she may be right. So when I commented earlier about borgerlig being far left liberals to Americans, I was only half joking.
I think you bring useful experiences to the forum, Joshua.
We have to remember the US is a democracy, if perhaps flawed, and is mowhere near a dictatorship.
Let's keep things in perspective.
The United States is a Constitutional Republic. It is not a Democracy.
It is also a democracy. It's just that the presidency is not elected in a democratic fashion.
This is my thinking also. I can understand that a democracy is representetives to a goverment who are voted for by the peoples of the country.
America is a democracy I think but I think also that many are so used to their freedoms that they forget about this. It is only when you have no freedoms that you can value the freedom.
Imagine if you were only to vote for Donald Trump and no others were alowed to be in the election ever but only for show. Hilary Clinton could be a oposition but if you voted for her then you would be beated, jailed and even killed. You will then have some nowlwege of what happens when democracy is not alowed.
I'm watching a program about the UN resolution against Israel's settlements and Kerry's speech on the issue. While there are very strong views on this, my main question is this: why now? What does Obama and Kerry's hope to gain in the Israeli/Palestinian problem just weeks before the end of the administration?
Perhaps something like this could have changed things four or six years ago, but it seems pointless now.
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No, that's french
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
That did not hinder you in the past
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
The United States is a Constitutional Republic. It is not a Democracy.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
The system that allowed Trump to win is indeed undemocratic, but some believe it is actually more fair than a democratic system would be.
I know, I tried to make a joke. :v
Is there an English word for bürgerlich that isn't borrowed from another language?
Getting screwed by the government and pay more
Tax. ..... Such is life.
It is also a democracy. It's just that the presidency is not elected in a democratic fashion.
I guess that CC meant to remind me to keep it civil.
Civil could be translated with zivilisiert or freundlich.
Bürgerlich we don't use often and the translation very much depends on context.
Could be public, could be boring or others.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Thank God we're off topic.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
In the UK English civil has various meanings, one being to show respect, regard and politeness, the other meaning is of community, civilisation etc
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Republican party. She reckons all Norwegian parties with with members in the parliament are to the left of both the Republicans and the Democrats (at least in terms of economic and social issues), and I think she may be right. So when I commented earlier about borgerlig being far left liberals to Americans, I was only half joking.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
...... unless for the Americans, who ask for you if they want to hear from the unreasonable far left and the European sense of things
From a Chuck Norris movie (can't remember which one)
I'll hit you with so many lefts you will beg me for a right
This is my thinking also. I can understand that a democracy is representetives to a goverment who are voted for by the peoples of the country.
America is a democracy I think but I think also that many are so used to their freedoms that they forget about this. It is only when you have no freedoms that you can value the freedom.
Imagine if you were only to vote for Donald Trump and no others were alowed to be in the election ever but only for show. Hilary Clinton could be a oposition but if you voted for her then you would be beated, jailed and even killed. You will then have some nowlwege of what happens when democracy is not alowed.
Perhaps something like this could have changed things four or six years ago, but it seems pointless now.