Hiroshi
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“All shall kneel to the kasugai or they will burn into ash beneath us!”
Appert
You sound like my dad when he’s having a hot flash
Hiroshi
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“Your father has bad taste in regimes then.”
Appert
You’re right he does. He likes the Nazi regime
Hiroshi
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“Well at least they were good at building autobahns.”
Appert
You’ve obviously never been to Germany because the roads here are amazing
Hiroshi
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“How do you know I’ve never been to Germany?”
Appert
Your Japanese.
Hiroshi
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“Well you see-“
Appert
LOL
Hiroshi
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“Stop laughing at me!”
Appert
Why should I?
Hiroshi
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“Because it’s very annoying!”
Appert
And? What are you gonna do about it?
Hiroshi
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“I’ll do something about it…” Stomps over and grabs him by the throat
Appert
HEY! Easy there big guy. Hiroshi no likies being choked, huh?
Hiroshi
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“Shut up!”
Appert
Mmm, how about no?
Hiroshi
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“Let me go or you’ll suffer the fate of your pathetic regime.”
Appert
Who said anything about a regime?
Hiroshi
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“So you don’t have a regime? Are you actually admitting defeat?”
Appert
Not at all. I have a government tho. Wanna hear about it?
Hiroshi
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“Sure why not.”
Appert
Well it’s pretty interesting. Wanna know what it is?
Hiroshi
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“Yeah sure why not.”
Appert
It’s called a democracy. Wanna hear more?
Hiroshi
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“Yeah why not.”
Appert
So basically what that means is whoever has the most votes for president gets to be president. That person also gets to make laws and stuff like that. Makes sense right?
Hiroshi
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“I guess.”
Appert
Right. It’s pretty interesting actually. Do you wanna hear about how our government works?
Hiroshi
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“Yeah sure.”
Appert
the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The executive branch is headed by the president, who is kind of like the commander-in-chief of the country. Then there’s the legislative branch, which is made up of Congress, which is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Finally, there’s the judicial branch, which includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts. Does that make sense?
Hiroshi
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“Yeah it makes sense.”
Appert
What can I say? It’s an amazing government system. I don’t see why other countries haven’t tried this yet
Hiroshi
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“Wait so you expect other countries to try your system out too?”
Appert
Eventually I mean yeah. We’d love to spread freedom and democracy to the entire world!
Hiroshi
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“Do you think the whole world wants your ‘freedom’ and ‘democracy’?”
Appert
If they had it they would. Most people want that. Though some might want other things. I dunno. Did you hear what else is kinda cool about democracies?
Hiroshi
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“What?”
Appert
moans
Hiroshi
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“Excuse me?”
Appert
Ok I’ll explain. One of the really cool things about democracies is that they usually have a free press. A free press is great for several reasons. For one, it allows for many different opinions to be heard. That means people can learn about lots of different perspectives and ways of thinking. Additionally, a free press acts as a check on government power. In other words, if a government starts doing things that people don’t like, the press will let everyone know what’s going on and hopefully prevent the government from doing anything tyrannical. Plus, the press helps to keep officials honest. It lets the public know how officials are doing their jobs and whether or not they’re serving the public well.
Hiroshi
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“So in short it allows people to be informed, stop tyranny, and get good officials?”
Appert
Pretty much yes
Hiroshi
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“That’s cool I guess.”
Appert
That’s just the tip of the iceberg Hiroshi. Other awesome features of democracies include the ability to peacefully change leadership, the protection of minority rights, the separation of powers, and much more. For example, in democracies, people can peacefully vote out a government they don’t like and replace it with a new one. This is especially important because it gives citizens a way to resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. Also, democratic governments protect the rights of minority groups. These are important because they ensure that no one group can dominate everyone else and take away their rights. Finally, a system of checks and balances, such as the ones I mentioned earlier, ensures that no one branch of government becomes too powerful and threatens the rights of citizens. There are many other features of democracies too, but these are some of the main ones. How about that for a deal?
Hiroshi
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“That’s a lot of information… I think I’ll be taking notes.”