Charlie Chaplin - In the name of Democracy

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The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything - Joseph Stalin

Democracy is a form of government in which all citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal (and more or less direct) participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law. It can also encompass social, economic and cultural conditions that enable the free and equal practice of political self-determination. The term comes from the Greek: δημοκρατία -- (dēmokratía) "rule of the people", which was coined from δῆμος (dêmos) "people" and κράτος (Kratos) "power", in the middle of the 5th-4th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC.

According to some theories of democracy, popular sovereignty is the founding principle of such a system. However, the democratic principle has also been expressed as "the freedom to call something into being which did not exist before, which was not given... and which therefore, strictly speaking, could not be known." This type of freedom, which is connected to human "natality," or the capacity to begin anew, sees democracy as "not only a political system... [but] an ideal, an aspiration, really, intimately connected to and dependent upon a picture of what it is to be human—of what it is a human should be to be fully human."

While there is no specific, universally accepted definition of 'democracy', equality and freedom have both been identified as important characteristics of democracy since ancient times. These principles are reflected in all citizens being equal before the law and having equal access to legislative processes. For example, in a representative democracy, every vote has equal weight, no unreasonable restrictions can apply to anyone seeking to become a representative, and the freedom of its citizens is secured by legitimized rights and liberties which are generally protected by a constitution.

There are several varieties of democracy, some of which provide better representation and more freedom for their citizens than others. However, if any democracy is not structured so as to prohibit the government from excluding the people from the legislative process, or any branch of government from altering the separation of powers in its own favor, then a branch of the system can accumulate too much power and destroy the democracy. Representative Democracy, Consensus Democracy, and Deliberative Democracy are all major examples of attempts at a form of government that is both practical and responsive to the needs and desires of citizens.

Many people use the term "democracy" as shorthand for liberal democracy, which may include elements such as political pluralism; equality before the law; the right to petition elected officials for redress of grievances; due process; civil liberties; human rights; and elements of civil society outside the government. In the United States, separation of powers is often cited as a central attribute, but in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, the dominant principle is that of parliamentary sovereignty (though in practice judicial independence is generally maintained). In other cases, "democracy" is used to mean direct democracy. Though the term "democracy" is typically used in the context of a political state, the principles are applicable to private organizations and other groups as well.

Majority rule is often listed as a characteristic of democracy. However, it is also possible for a minority to be oppressed by a "tyranny of the majority" in the absence of governmental or constitutional protections of individual and/or group rights. An essential part of an "ideal" representative democracy is competitive elections that are fair both substantively and procedurally. Furthermore, freedom of political expression, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press are considered to be essential, so that citizens are adequately informed and able to vote according to their own best interests as they see them. It has also been suggested that a basic feature of democracy is the capacity of individuals to participate freely and fully in the life of their society.

Vocals: Charlie Chaplin
Music: Faithless - Drifting Away



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The text was from the closing scene of the film The Great Dictator by Charlie Chaplin, in case anyone was wondering.

I found this video a very good composition: the text and music complemented each other perfectly and the animation gave exactly the same kind of feeling that the speech gave, so the meaning wasbrought over flawlessly. Just very good.

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[tonee29]

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[TheScotthutch]

@44connected Give me the benefit of your experience, what are you suggesting? If it's one world gov, please don't reply. People have more control at a local level. When America bustles with activity the third world benefits. But the Fed and the two parties, thru bipartisanship & cronyism, corporatism & fascism, are both taking us to the same place financially - the third world. I haven't heard him say so, but I think if Ron Paul had his way, he would join no party, just as George Washington..

[coSMia2010]

@TheScotthutch I do agree with you about the Fed and RP. I wrote to my State Senators and Congresswoman of WV about auditing the Fed. I got one positive reply, no reply from Sen. Rockefeller(no surprise) and the other Sen. "assured" me that the Board of Governors are doing a fine job overseeing the Fed. Yeah, right.

[coSMia2010]

@TheScotthutch You shouldn't have to enforce it among the people if they want it, and it's already been designed by Jacque Fresco. (The Venus Project) "Future By Design" I don't know if you're familiar with his "Resource based economy" model, but as long as you have resources, you don't need money.

[TheScotthutch]

@coSMia2010 If you don't like money, and if you think anyone is going to design and enforce a new society without money, I have no hope for you. The gap is the middle class, how does that not make sense? If you don't like the destruction of the middle class, or people being in debt, get rid of the Fed like Ron Paul suggests. Artificially low interest rates build bubbles causing the business cycle wiping out the middle classes when it busts. Banksters borrow near 0% and buy treasuries at 3%

[coSMia2010]

@TheScotthutch Less than half of that 65% really own their homes. The rest are debt ridden slaves, that could easily be thrown out after missing a few payments. If the rich are getting richer, and the gap is ever widening, how is it possible that the poor are getting richer also? That doesn't make any sense to me. It's time for something new. Time to redesign society, from the ground up. We don't

need anymore isms. We don't need money. We DO need to listen to Jacque Fresco the Venus Project

[TheScotthutch]

@gulbirk He says free, freedom, and liberty 5 times. In history, never existed a more prosperous society than our capitalism. America's poor have a car, internet service, tv's, 65% of us are homeowners, 45 million of us get food stamps, there are 38 different federal food programs. You hate it and would ruin it? Income inequality is worldwide. So what if the rich get richer and the gap wider as long as the poor get richer also? Free people are never equal, and equal people are never free.