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Let us name and maybe overcome some obvious problems with some current democracies.
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Thomas Jun. 14, 2009.
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"because the people are the ones making all the decisions." Remember, that is what democracy is supposed to be, yet you can see it never was that. Can it be that with so many people wanting so many things? Maybe it should never be much more than a b…
Chris, I think you're right to try and pin us down to creating workable solutions, but I think maybe we need to agree on who/what/when these solutions are for.
1. Are we looking for something to campaign about, with the aim of reforming our the gov…
So Owen, how could we make accountability a large part of the process? No matter who we put in the seat of power, if power corrupts.. eventually they will not be on our side. Maybe someone can keep their job based upon approval rating.. if they don'…
I think you give these parties way to much credit the problem isnt that the electorate is too conservative and that new labour or who ever is chomping at the bit to be more progressive but the sad fact that they are bought and paid for prize fighter…
My biggest problem with liberal democracy is that is totally un representative of the actual aspirations of ordinary people. for example there was an election in Australia at the end of 2007.
Most people outright oppose the slaughter being perpetra…
6 - political pandering and bandwagons. in a democracy a party needs a majority vote before it can assume power, hence it has to tell people what they want to hear, regardless of its true value for enlightenment or progress in either economic or soc…
(Good idea)
4. One of the big problems faced by democracies today is that there are so many policy areas to consider at election time, and they are all extremely complex. This makes it very difficult for voters to really understand the issues, whic…
"Many would argue that freedom of exchange (which everything related to capitalism results from) is a basic freedom." It may be a basic freedom, but why does someone need an unlimited and unfettered amount of freedom? Should Bill Gates be able to sa…
Democracy has many problems, they may not be built into the original idea, but it leaves space for manipulation and abuse.. and there are some concepts that are NOT at all controlled. I have a few problems with democracy.
1.How do you know what law…
I want to comment on a portion of what own said specifically: "Thus they have expanded institutions such as universities in accordance to their needs turning tnhem from finishing schools for the elite into degree factories which churn out technicall…
Wow, it is funny.. You know how websites like facebook pop up from time to time, incredibly fast successful websites? How about the idea of a "Social network" for the intelligent? A place that, like facebook, can be entertaining, but your boss would…
"untill we have star destroyers and big shiny laser guns i want nothing to do with these aliens." What did you think the true aim of this group was? We are going to create the ultimate democracy.. just to fund those star destroyers, and we already h…
One of the newer members that joined and I were talking the other day about people, life, why we do what we do and he said "if aliens came down from space right now, and this is what they saw...would they have any respect for us?"
My answer would b…
Yes, the discussion can be removed but that seemed the best place to put updates.. I suppose I could just post links, but after the first three they will start to disappear. I can update the news section with updates on this site.. but it would get…
Ok. I made the group and so far there is a whopping 3 members(including myself!)
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Anyways, I need a few things. It needs an e-mail first off, I thought you may make a good…
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