R: True things

[Fabio Rossi]

> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: Fluks, H.W. [mailto:H.W.Fluks at kpn.com]
> Inviato: lunedì 23 ottobre 2000 17.58
> A: dcml at stp.ling.uu.se
> Oggetto: True things
> 
> 
> People seem to use the word "true" in a way I don't 
> understand. First, Rob
> Klein:
> 
> > most of
> > the nations represented by DCML are not "true democracies"; 
> but are at
> > least (in most cases) representative governments.
> 
> I guess I shouldn't consider this as "my country is better 
> than yours",
> since I don't know if Rob thinks the USA is a "true 
> democracy". But I still
> don't know what a "true democracy" might be...
> 

a country where the government sentence to death the own citizens, is true democracy?
I don't think...