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:Most of the time when I'm discussing our American government with someone, I always find myself having to correct them when they refer to the U.S. as a "democracy." I cannot stand it, either. It is certainly one of the most prevalent falsities repeated about our government, and it disgusts me. The sad part is, even intelligent people will mistakenly refer to America as a democracy. It goes to show the great lengths progressives have gone to infiltrate our education system and, quite literally, fundamentally transform the definition of our government system. It's sad, really... [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 17:17, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
:Most of the time when I'm discussing our American government with someone, I always find myself having to correct them when they refer to the U.S. as a "democracy." I cannot stand it, either. It is certainly one of the most prevalent falsities repeated about our government, and it disgusts me. The sad part is, even intelligent people will mistakenly refer to America as a democracy. It goes to show the great lengths progressives have gone to infiltrate our education system and, quite literally, fundamentally transform the definition of our government system. It's sad, really... [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 17:17, 5 August 2010 (EDT)
::Please clarify your "[[not a democracy]]" remarks. It looks like you are saying that the world's '''most''' democratic country is non-democratic. That sounds like the lead-in to some Marxist talking points. Is that what you meant?
::Or were you possibly referring to the distinction between [[direct democracy]] and [[representative democracy]]? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 13:32, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
:::I was referring to the fact that the U.S. is a [[Constitutional Republic]] - err, it was before the [[Seventeenth Amendment]] allowed Senators to be controlled by "mob rule," otherwise known as special interest groups rather than adhering to the rule of law. In a way, you are right, America is now a "democratic republic" of some sort. Does that help clarify what I meant? [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 13:46, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
::::No, but it explains your motivation a bit. If you feel that American democracy is corrupt, would you like to write about this corruption? Watching "[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]] may provide additional inspiration, if not a few examples of the type. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 13:48, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
:::::Oh cool. Thank you for that! Ill certainly read through that article and look into the issues some more. While I do feel that corruption stinks at the highest levels in American politics, the United States is still the greatest country on Earth - which is a belief I feel so strongly about, I proved my willingness to fight for our freedoms in the Marine Corps. But America is not perfect and no country can likely achieve permanent perfection. And political corruption certainly helps fuel many of the problems we see today.
:::::Evidence of such corruption was seen in the tactics the Obama administration took to pass ObamaCare; despite a lack of Constitutional authority and backlash from a majority of State legislatures, the Federal government was allowed to takeover the health care industry. Then there's the bank bailouts, auto bailouts for the unions, and stimulus packages all aimed at 'stimulating' special interest groups, union pensions, and the democratic party -- all at the expense of taxpayers who receive nothing in return. Something tells me a true Constitutional Republic would not have taken any of those big government measures to worsen a problem that the government created in the first place.
:::::Just think... What if, during a time when Bill Clinton was President, Barney Frank never got his sticker fingers involved with Fannie and Freddie? At the same, what if they didn't pass legislation that would incentivize banks (like Freddie and Fannie) to lend to people who they knew could never pay them back? At the time, Barney Frank and his lobbyists didnt care what repercussions would result from it, they just wanted the banks to give houses to anyone and everyone even if those people couldn't afford it. If all of that never happened, would we be in this financial/housing/bank debt mess today? I cant say for sure, but I do know that the political corruption that stirs this mess is what bothers me the most.
:::::What ever happened to Senators adhering to the voice of State legislatures? How can it possibly be good for our Constitutional Republic if the 17th amendment took away state power and gave it to the federal government and special interest groups? Do we have a proactive government or a reactive government? Which is better? I do have a lot of questions on this topic... Alright, you got me on a rant so I'll end it here. [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 14:30, 31 August 2011 (EDT)
== Restoring Honor ==
== Restoring Honor ==
:Well I did just purchase a new MacBook Pro, updated to Mac OS X Lion, and installed VirusBarrier X6 - and some of the information that I used was provided by Intego while installing their antivirus software. But it seemed common, so I only used citations where necessary; although, the link you provided above should probably be inserted to the articles for citation purposes. You're more than welcome to do so and add any other information you might find relevant. I don't own any of the articles, if that's what you're asking... [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 18:23, 2 August 2011 (EDT)
:Well I did just purchase a new MacBook Pro, updated to Mac OS X Lion, and installed VirusBarrier X6 - and some of the information that I used was provided by Intego while installing their antivirus software. But it seemed common, so I only used citations where necessary; although, the link you provided above should probably be inserted to the articles for citation purposes. You're more than welcome to do so and add any other information you might find relevant. I don't own any of the articles, if that's what you're asking... [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 18:23, 2 August 2011 (EDT)
::Fine. Since you got the pleasure of calling me out for not adding a reference, I'll do it. ;-) [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 18:48, 2 August 2011 (EDT)
::I hope you're enjoying the new MBP - I'm due one soon. I'm sure you know what you're doing with the malware articles, but as I understand it, it's a copyright violation to include other people's material verbatim. I might be over-reacting, I'm sure you'll do what's best. [[User:Jcw|Jcw]]
:::I definitely understand why you mentioned it to me. I didn't think much of it while initially adding the info to the articles (thinking it was just common knowledge); but since you brought it to my attention, as it turns out, some of it isn't common knowledge because Intego was the company who discovered it (and published it). I'm usually a stickler about adding citations to any articles I edit, but since I got lazy this time I'm glad you caught it before it went unnoticed. Hat tip to you, Jcw. [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 19:10, 2 August 2011 (EDT)
::::No problem, glad to be of help. Happy editing. [[User:Jcw|Jcw]] 19:11, 2 August 2011 (EDT)
== SkipCatcha Privileges granted! ==
SkipCatcha privileges have been granted to your account!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 19:53, 1 September 2011 (EDT)
:Thanks Andy! [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 20:08, 1 September 2011 (EDT)
Congrats, Derek! Good work.--[[User:JamesWilson|JamesWilson]] 20:11, 1 September 2011 (EDT)
== IRC ==
Hello,<br />
After some discussion (on [[User_talk:DavidB4#Conservapedia_IRC_channel|my talk page]] and [[User_talk:Aschlafly#IRC|Andy's]]) it has been decided that I start an [[Internet Relay Chat]] channel for Conservapedia, since our old one has been dead since 2009. It is now registered and somewhat set up. I don't know if you use IRC or are interested in doing so, but anyone with block privileges on Conservapedia can also get block privileges on the new IRC channel. Unfortunately, IRC accounts are deleted after 30 days of being unused, so unless you plan on using the IRC at least once a month, there is probably not much point in registering. In any case, feel free to try it out--if you account gets deleted, we can always make another one later. If you are interested, please let me know!<br />
The IRC channel is: #conservapedia @irc.accessIRC.net<br />
Let me know if you have any questions or need anything else, also! --[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</sup> 15:41, 11 April 2017 (EDT)