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Originally Posted by atomiczombie
It sure as hell sounds familiar to me.
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Does it sound more familiar than this?
Core Democratic Characteristics
• Democracy is government in which power and civic responsibility are exercised by all adult citizens, directly, or through their freely elected representatives.
• Democracy rests upon the principles of majority rule and individual rights. Democracies guard against all-powerful central governments and decentralize government to regional and local levels, understanding that
all levels of government must be as accessible and responsive to the people as possible.
• Democracies understand that one of their prime functions is to
protect such basic human rights as freedom of speech and religion;
the right to equal protection under law; and
the opportunity to organize and participate fully in the political, economic, and cultural
life of society.
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Democracies conduct regular free and fair elections open to citizens of voting age.
• Citizens in a democracy have not only rights, but also the responsibility to participate in
the political system that, in turn, protects their rights and freedoms.
• Democratic societies are committed to the values of tolerance, cooperation, and compromise. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, "Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit."
It's really sad, but looking at these one after the other, I can honestly say I see a real fascist bend to our so called democracy.