democracy

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/04/14/does_israel_want_arab_democracy/ It seems there is at least one other writer who has embraced Sharansky.

The Case for Democracy, by Natan Sharansky. Could China have been brought to reform if we had applied these ideas 30 years ago? What about Syria? Could a regime willing to level a city (Hama) be brought down by Western insistance and monitoring of human rights? Where else in the world do...

This has been argued already. I heard a pastor on TBN the other morning, during his sermon, say that we a democracy living in a republic. So, for the fun of it, I looked up the meaning of both in my dictionary. What seemed the most odd to me though was the fact that the definitions sounded so...

I used to vote in every election I was eligible for, but then about 3 years ago, I stopped voting. The main reason is that I find democracy abhorent and voting is the key act for average people in a democracy. A secondary reason is that it is illogical - no election that I ever voted in or...

Urgent note to Tricky! Would you consider moving to New Mexico (at least for a few months)? You're one of the few people I can think of who might be able to make this interesting idea for IRV a reality. If you haven't already seen this, it's from the July 12 issue of The Nation (available...

...and Ralphie is afraid of having to work for a living. (that's the real reason he runs for President all the time)

How difficult is for a democracy to function in war time? I think that it's really difficult especially when we are not talking about war with the classic definition of the word but about suicide bombings that target civilians. It seems though that Israel makes a sincere effort to balance...

I sat, jaw down watching the channel 4 news story last night. The BBC have this article about our fine postmen here... Post staff reject BNP pamphlets What the bloody hell is going on with these people? No matter how odious the views of a political party in the UK it is not the right of...

As a Canadian I can't participate in the American political process but I'll be damned if I sit by and watch my once respected neighbour degenerate into a theocratic uber-state with liberty and justice...for the rich. This thread is intended to be a rational discussion on the state of democracy...