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Democracy

reviewed by rok100

A form of government typified by government by the people, especially with the idea of rule of the majority, a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised ...
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rok100
04/10/2007

Democracy 3

  Tired of the swift-boaters and the lap-dog pile-on media? Tired of the racism, the sexism, the homophobia, the xenophobia, the embrace of ignorance and anti-intellectualism, the constant abuse of power by the powerful to atack and steal from those without power? Maybe Winston Churchill was right about democracy being two wolves and a lamb voting over to what to have for dinner. Sometimes it feels that way.

Do you need a reason to feel good about American-styled democracy again?

Check this out ~> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veO_bGXuR6U 

That always makes ME  feel better. I hope it does the same for you.

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FranklySpeaking commented 747 days ago.
It was Benjamin Franklin who said, "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." His way of saying that while Democracy is important, it does have its limitations. That is why this country was founded as a Constitutional Republic: To keep the minority from being savaged by the majority.
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