Are the USA a real democracy? I dont recall when was the last time i wrote here on the notebook. But i want to use it today in order to express i think about the current events in USA. Every four years, it happens the same thing: USA, the most powerful power both in military and economic terms, elects a new president who will rule for four years or even for eight, that depending on his performance and personal desire. But like the previous times, this person, this all powerful king (or queen) is elected among two groups or "parties": Republicans and Democrats. Beside being a spanish tutor, i studied a second carrier: International Relations and one of the subjects I studied was History of Political Theory, and when we were debating the actual concept of "democracy", our teacher used to explain that actual democracy was characterised by the plurality of actors who had their own ideas about how the State should be and perform in order to achieve the common walfare. But the question is: What is common walfare? (Other question for a next entry here in the wall) And now, analysing how American politics work and how American people elect their President, and if i compare with the way we elect not only our President here in Colombia, but also all the persons who rule upon us, I can figure out that American system is incomplete, anachronistic and lack of legitimacy, because it doesnt represent the complete will of the people, but, the interests of a small groups of persons. In these order of ideas, I am not able to understand how USA can promote the value of democracy worldwide but not to practice it within their borders. I will look forward to receiving your comments and even your eyes.