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Hey, sam....That is what democracy look like.

Posted By: Majority rule, popular mandate... on 2008-10-30
In Reply to: Well....not so fast.... - sam

and all that stuff, dontchaknow?


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IF it is democracy they truly want.

Here's a prediction of what may happen in Cuba.  Note how Cubans feel regarding healthcare and education in Cuba, something Americans are in no immediate danger of experiencing from our so-called free government. 


http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060804_cuba_new_revolution/


 


so what is democracy to you...
you are in favor of letting money then run this country, to do freely anything it wants - not sure I get that at all in fact that sounds more like socialism to me - this attitude sent down from the rich that we should just be 'lucky to have jobs' and how only the poor and middleclass should suffer, you know, for the benefit of the country - we are the only ones sacrificing.

Not getting that at all...

What is in it for me, what have the rich corporations done for me, please tell me, how am I better off now.

I could sit here all day typing the problems I have right now financially, so please share how great things are now that only the poor and middle class are carrying the burdens for roadwork, childcare (you know, schools feeding kids breakfast, lunch, and even dinner most places because we dump our kids there and leave them), I could just go on and on and on...

This is the history of democracy:
Athens

450 - 500 BCE

"It is called a government of the people (demokratia) becaue we live in considertion of not the few, but of the majority." - Thucydides on Pericles' view of democracy

Evolution of Democracy

Democracy in Greece was first introduced in Athens in the 505 BCE by Cleisthenes. Previous to democracy Greek city-states were ruled by a an elite few, rich, powerful men, known as tyrants. This Oligarchy limited the power to very few people. Democracy was a government structured to serve the people. All white, male citizens had the right to vote under a democratic democracy. Unlike present democracy, citizens would convine and openly discuss and vote for elections. This type of democracy is called direct democracy. As a society it benefited the majority, which were the middle and lower classes. The middle and lower classes received a voice , giving them power. The upper class, aristrocrats, lost power through a democratic government. They no longer received more power because of thier social standing.

The Athenian Constitution was written by Aristotle and was titled Constitution of Athens (Athenaion Politeia). It described the responsibility of Athenian government and the respensibility of the different branches it is made up of.

We do not have a democracy.
We have a democratic republic. They are different--dontcha know?
So, you don't believe in democracy either?

I try not to be nasty on this board, but I just can't believe how many people are wanting the demise of democracy and, with open arms, are accepting everything the democrats state as truth. The demise of the 2-party system will only lead to socialism or something worse. Are you ready for that?


After the town meeting in MO yesterday, I honestly believe O has blinders on. He still doesn't know why the tea parties were held. He is relying on someone to give him an accounting of why and he is going along with that. He doesn't realize that was not what the protest was about. Maybe he should have gone to one of the parties to see the truth. But no, he'll rely on others for the not-so-much-truth.


Same with the economy. How much has changed? Not much. Yet he thinks it's getting better. Well, I don't see it happening. Unemployment higher, Chrysler claiming bankruptcy, GM soon to follow. Banks still not lending. CEOs still taking their bonuses; i.e., business and politics as usual.


Sure, it's only 100 days, but for the debt we now have to shoulder, how does it get paid back when the government refuses to take payment from the banks that wanted to pay off their debt? This government WANTS to control and own all business and banking institutions, no ifs, ands, or buts.


Yesterday, DH applied for SS since he doesn't believe it will be there in a few years, so for the 40-some years he worked and paid into the system, he wants to get something back and, anyway, there is no work for him. So far this year, he worked 15 days. Son still can't find a job after a year. Yeah, there are jobs out there. NOT!


This is my honest opinion.


Subverting Democracy With the Big Lie
Truthdig


Robert Scheer: Subverting Democracy With the Big Lie


http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060912_robert_scheer_subverting_democracy/

Posted on Sep 12, 2006










A Progressive Journal of News and Opinion. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman.
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    I don't think every American wants democracy. sm
    In fact, I know they don't.  There are more than a few Americans who think we deserved 9/11.  Nancy Pelosi is one of them.  Now look where she is. 
    My dear, you do know that the New Democracy is what - sm
    The 'New Democracy' is what The Shining Path (Communist Party of Peru), New People's Army (Communisty Party of the Philippines), and the Maoists (Communist Party of India) are calling their cultural revolution, right?

    You know, the revolution where they tried to impose a dictatorship of the proletariat through such 'democratic' things as terrorism against peasants and union workers and other 'dissidents' in their own countries?

    And I'm sure you know that the goal of the 'New Democracy' is to induce a world-wide revolution as a path to what they call 'pure' communism?

    You know all that, right?

    Otherwise, your statement about dragging Americans 'kicking and screaming into the new democracy' would just sound uneducated and silly.
    isn't democracy grand?
    Yes, Chele, your comparison is kind of like how 50 million of us who voted for the other guys have had to put up with Bush for 8 years...that's democracy for you. Maybe you are the one who needs to wise up.
    It is called Democracy.
    Of course it is okay for the majority to elect whomever they want. Your post sounds like a case of Republican sour grapes to me.
    It is the way of a democracy. I keep in touch with my senators and one...sm
    lone representative. I pay attention to whether they vote in my best interest and are honest in their dealings and let them know if I disagree, and vote or not vote for them in the next election. You are naive if you think that democrats are solely responsible for this meltdown. Looking for the other party to blame is counterproductive and will help no one. Money hungry greed is what has led us to this and both parties are to blame.
    HBO Special Hacking Democracy sm
    Here is the link to the trailer for the HBO Special Hacking Democracy. There are also links up there to the whole thing (9 parts).

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8O43LxV_Xw
    When Iraq is set up as an independent democracy and we have withdrawn sm

    how in the world can we dictate what they do with their prisoners?  You have to take a wider view of this bill.  It is nothing like what you have presented here.  It's a bill about democracy and a democratic nation. 


    A blog by an Iraqi about his homeland and Democracy. sm
    I read this every day until he stopped posting.  It's very informative and not something seen in the MSM.  There are other links there that are still active.
    America is a Constitutional Republic, NOT democracy

    This is a very good read.


    I like the quote by Tom Tancredo "When I took the oath of the office, it wasn't to my party or President, it was to the Constitution".


    http://www.stopthenorthamericanunion.com/NotDemocracy.html


     


     


    Bush/Saakashvili alliance is not about democracy.
    It's not rocket science. Even a 5-minute superficial read of the history of the pipeline and the below-the-radar placement of US troops in Georgia makes that abundantly clear.
    Democracy Obama-style! Great post. Thanks.
    .
    For many reasons, the fact that Israel is a successful democracy
    in the midst of tyrannical middle eastern governments.  The fact that the U.S. supports Israel.  The fact that Israel has turned their once arid country into a fertile landscape and have managed to become a wealthy nation despite it's geographical short-comings and to the dismay of their neighbors.  Also because the palestinians have managed to paint themselves as the underdog in a battle that has long been a land dispute and not an "occupation."  And I have even begun to touch on the religious and scriptural reasons for the hatred.
    Beacon of democracy must walk the walk,
    No more Bush bluster. If the war on terror means anthing to you, listen up. One giant step in restoring mangled image abroad (in preparation for global diplomacy aimed at a 21st century approach to the war on terror) would be to live by example. Credibility is the name of the game in that arena.

    For those among us who would be the first to decry an Obama administration that would "change our country as we know it," it might be helpful to remember just how much of that country we lost during W's reign of terror...writ of habeas corpus, presumed innocence, right to counsel and fair trial, burden or proof, not to mention even a modicum of acknowledgement of basic human rights and condemnation of torture. Sound familiar?