A couple of states in the US (and several countries) allow prisoners to vote, but I think they all only allow them to vote where they lived before they went to prison.
Did widows get a vote for their household, then? Or single mothers? If not, itâs not a vote per household, but a vote per adult male.
Democracy is a scale, not an absolute. In ancient Athens, citizens could vote, but women and slaves could not. In even the most democratic nations today, kids below a certain age cannot vote. In nations like Germany (arguably one of the better democracies), everybody can vote, but if your party doesnât get at least five percent of the vote, your vote doesnât count. In the US, with its âwinner takes allâ voting system, this is of course far worse.
Recently, a right-wing politician in Denmark suggested that unemployed people shouldnât be able to vote, which would mean that the unemployed couldnât vote for politicians promising them jobs.
At present, I like to think of a democratic government as one which acquires a certain amount of information about the governed from voting behaviors. Since it is the job of government to properly manage (or at least not screw up) the macroeconomy, a government which does not enfranchise the unemployed, is blinding itself to a rather important aspect of society.
Yeah, the majority has always been the problem⌠Not tyrants, elites etcâŚ
pfftâŚ
The âracial stuffâ is definitely annoying when talking about the death of a radical who fought against a racist, white supremacist state. Hey Cory, could you just post videos of The Lion King or something?
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I would guess that you feel that it ESPECIALLY includes things like human rightsâŚ
Jeeze - get a grip already. It was a general comment, not pointed at Nelson Mandela at all. I found him to be a constant inspiration and still do.
Coryâs not the only only guy writing for BB - heâs just the one with the racially-oriented articles lately. The comment meant precisely what it said, but got lost in this particular articleâs context, as would have happened with any of the series.
Seeing how most tyrants are / have been supported by the majority, or at least set up elections to show this, your statement is true.
Remember, âDemocracyâ could be called rule by the propagandists / media companies.
Why is democracy always touted as a wonderful form of government? Itâs actually mob rule, and the tyranny of the majority. The major function of government should be protection of individual rights, so a (real) republic is far superior to a democracy. Itâs also obvious that the author has no idea what the Tea Party stands for, since he parrots the radical leftâs racist propaganda.
Haha. Yep. When I think of Boing Boing and Cory, I think of âRacially-oriented articlesâ⌠oooohhhh boooy⌠You are the one who needs to get a grip and check yourself
No it could not, actually. Most leaders are chosen by an elite, an elite thatâs frightened of the majority having their say. You confuse âmajorityâ with âeliteâ.
Tea Party obviously stands for fascism instead of Democracy. Well illustrated by your extremist comment. Take your pick: tin pot dictator, elite business, WHITE,christian, right, retirees. They want ANYTHING other than the American public deciding things, because they are NOT representative of the American public, which is why you and them are so frightened. You see your influence fading by degrees. You know that youâre done for. Thank god.
At least old terrorist died. May the ground he lies will never be cowered with flower. This is a simple example when democracy was given to a wild nation. When discriminations became genocide. As for me traveling to UAR to say the last âgood byeâ to Mandela is something like saying the last good bye to Bin Laden or Yasser Arafat.
Sure, but the method the elites use to bring their chosen picks into power is hammering into the head of the populace how great the âleaderâ is through propaganda channels.
No tyrant can rule without at least some popular support.
I donât think theyâre burying him in the UAR.
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