wowtah t1_j1tztkx wrote
This explains it best: The USA is not the land of the free. That's just something Americans are made to believe in order to keep them productive without complaining.
rlnrlnrln t1_j1u0pr1 wrote
They were the first big democracy, so their system bear all the bugs. And they never patched them or upgraded.
Martindaniel2002 t1_j1u0zmb wrote
Can you explain how they were the first big democracy? Just curious.
Kaspur78 t1_j1u3fo0 wrote
Was it though? Only white men, owning land and not being Catholic, Jew or Quaker could vote in the 18th century. Not so very different from voting rights in the UK https://anglotopia.net/british-history/the-history-of-voting-rights-in-the-united-kingdom/
SinisterCheese t1_j1u4c54 wrote
So... About this thing called "Roman Empire". Before you go on about how in Rome wealthy class held power and there were classes that weren't allowed to vote, along with disfranchised areas - this is the case with USA right now.
zHevoGuy t1_j1u49av wrote
Ancient Greeks would be surprised
NorthernMonkey1 t1_j1u4khc wrote
Also point for consideration is women's vote, UK allowed women's vote in 1918 compared to 1920 in USA (arguably later and no full enfranchisement till the 1960s but hey ho, big country, not really fair comparison)
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