Democracy. Discuss.

- What does democracy mean to you?

- How do you think the rise in use of technology has effected democracy in your country?

these are the questions ali wants answered: http://www.youtube.com/roguebluejay

you're an intelligent bunch, talk about that for a bit ^_^

the links I talked about:

plurality voting systems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plurality_voting_system

proportional representation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional_representation

they basically explain the diference between American and European politics.

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[tiffanydiamonds1]

thank you soo much jazza

awesome video ....

we watched it today in my politics lesson and me teacher was very impressed so thanks

:D

xxx

[rhymingwithoranges]

oh wow!

i'm in classrooms, that's so cool!

:)

[AdamHarrison06]

I'd just like to point out that what we have is a faux-democracy. It isn't a democracy. Democracy is the idea that the government represents the people. It doesn't. I'll leave you with a quote from Proudhon: "The difference between a dictatorship and democracy, is that, in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting".

[Oct23rd4004BC]

Did anyone else feel the urge to click the switch on the wall behind him, almost expecting it to turn off?

[captainfantastardo]

I don't believe UK democracy allows us a voice, sure we get to vote, and we base our votes on what a candidate promises to do, but how often do these promises get forgotten. My thoughts are that an elite of highly educated and wealthy people rule the UK and only have use for us in as much as they want our votes and man power. We are the 'bewildered herd', and only meant to spectate the political arena, not participate. Democracy makes us think we're are free and not farmed like cattle.

[PhxVanguard]

i love your enthusiam for democracy. i think one of the worst aspects of democracy is that so many people take our freedoms for granted and therefore they just don't care.

cheers! gracias! thanks!

[pec104]

I just know this twat is a sociology student without even needing to listen past the first two seconds. What a useless waste of a life.

[warknit]

you look liek a bitch

[kissyface456123]

omg me too! i think about it all the time, why i wasnt born at least far offf into the future, or way in the past, and why i get to enjoy things that we have today.

[deadrebel2]

Online voting has been totally discredited after the Bush incident in Florida, A programmer wrote in the source code a couple of lines that span the result 49-51. Bush was still carried through, this proves that Stalin was correct.

"It matters not who casts the vote but who counts them".

There is no democracy unless there is a free media. The Internet will soon be obsolete as the major corporations have hijacked it and will bring in Internet 2 next year, just as with YT see Nufffrespect

[benjamingorske]

You make some really interesting points in this video.

You're well spoken too. I liked it :]

[reklezstoner]

A video about democracy gets 4000+views.

A video about some f***kin bulldog on a skateboard gets 4000000+views.

Need I say more.

Democracy is dead. What more proof do you need?