Mick Wallace on the United States being a democracy

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Irish Politician Mick Wallace on the United States being a democracy
Jul 7, 2022

Irish Politician Mick Wallace on the United States being a democracy



A woman's right to choose is a human
right.
Why are we so quiet about challenging
the US when they threaten human
rights? Some people have said in here, "Oh
we can't -- how dare we talk about
the U.S.?" Well, we talk about everybody
else.
Is the U.S a functioning democracy? Well,
let's have a look at it. It costs two
billion to become president. They have 25% of
the total prisoners in the world.
They spend over 800 billion a year on
arms, which is uh, more than most of the
world put together. They've been at War
for 250 years, since their state was
formed 275 years ago. But they
can't afford Universal Health Care. They
can't afford the 1.7 trillion debt
forgiveness for students. They can't
afford a program for the 17 million children that
go to bed hungry. Is this a functioning
democracy? What's your idea of a
democracy?
Bernie Sanders wasn't even allowed to
win the nomination for the Democrats. The
Americans couldn't spell democracy.