RE: Do Balllots Trample On Democracy?
June 27, 2012 at 7:50 pm
(This post was last modified: June 27, 2012 at 7:50 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
'Democracy' is a one word oxymoron.
By that I mean it does not now and has never meant what people seem to think. IE rule by the majority.
Athenian democracy was rule by referendum of about one third of the population.
Neither the parliamentary system nor a republic are democracies. We elect representatives who allegedly act in the best interest of their constituents. They don't. In the US,UK,and Australasia (at least) the political process is controlled by two major parties.. They control exactly who you get to vote for. The dominant agenda of political parties to obtain and hold power.
By that I mean it does not now and has never meant what people seem to think. IE rule by the majority.
Athenian democracy was rule by referendum of about one third of the population.
Neither the parliamentary system nor a republic are democracies. We elect representatives who allegedly act in the best interest of their constituents. They don't. In the US,UK,and Australasia (at least) the political process is controlled by two major parties.. They control exactly who you get to vote for. The dominant agenda of political parties to obtain and hold power.
