Where is more democratic? Canada or Germany or USA?

Question

I welcome your comments.

Answer 1

U.S.A

Answer 2

Who knows and who cares. Do your own research.

Answer 3

Well the USA is a dictatorship in my book, ruled by a rich elite and aiming for world domination.

Both Germany and Canada are good stable democracies. I would go for Germany though, because Canada is so near to the US.

Answer 4

I disagree completely that Germany is a big-brother state getting over its fascist views--that comment is incredibly dated. I felt much more regulated living in Canada, the US or Britain than I did living in Germany, especially in the use of CCTV cameras and security checks in places such as schools, etc. While Germany still have a number of problems with racism, like with any other country, it tends to be more tolerant about it, and has more progressive poicies about immigrants.

Edit: We do have traffic cameras. I don't know about where you're living but Ottawa and Toronto both use them on their transit (the buses/subways) and in their stations. The malls have them in their washrooms, a lot of schools are implementing them, etc. Plus, random locker searches etc. We're not as bad as Britain, but we're getting there.

I've been back to Germany twice since living there, once in 2007 (2 weeks) and once this year (month), and feel that the Germans--for all that they do not have a minimum wage, and for all that they have a tolerant view towards different races (I didn't mean that they were tolerant towards racism, not true, tolerant towards different races)--have a better understanding as to listening to their citizens, about large things and smaller things.

The social programs in Germany are considerably stronger than in the US, and in some ways (education, for example) are more democratic than in Canada. Oh, I'm sorry, you don't have $30-70K for education? Too bad, you can just go work at McDonald's the rest of your days. Having a minimum wage wouldn't be a problem if everyone had access to education (whether that came in the form of university, college, apprenticeships, trade schools, etc), which most people do in Germany--have access that is, not post-secondary itself.

Another thing, we could *easily* discuss in terms of democracy is the media. The media in Canada is owned by not more than 3 or 4 companies--depending upon what you consider "media". The media in the United States is also heavily conglomerated. There is a greater focus on media literacy and media democracy in Germany, and in much of continental Europe. There are 16 different media corporations in Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Ge... as a minimum.

A country can be democratic and not have a minimum wage. What's the difference, tell me, between a nation which outright does not have a minimum wage, and a nation which has a minimum wage, but hundreds of companies do not abid by it, because they have immigrant workers who can be paid under the table (or for that matter, people are not aware of their rights, as is the case in much of Canada).

To me, democracy is as good as what the government presents. It's no good if the citizens are not willing to participate, which in every country you've listed, some are not. However, looking at so many features of nation building, and what makes a country "democratic", it's clear that Germany, in my mind, is the most democratic. Perhaps because it's "behind the times" it's ahead of the curve on democracy?

Answer 5

None of the above

Corporations control the world through financial institutions.

Answer 6

the US...though technically we are a republic.

Answer 7

Neither.

Answer 8

USA

Answer 9

Canada