Re: how different is today's democracy
One of the underlying, fundamental elements of democracy, is that all citizens participate in one form or another, in their government.
Sadly, political apathy is high in United States -- particularly with voting. But anyway, the United States is more of a republic than a democracy.
As for the neo-liberal drooling over communism -- I'm just thankful I have not fallen under its hypnotic spell.
Originally posted by paiktis22
pericles as narated by thucidides said that he is useless the man who is not interested in koina, politics, the common things of all society.
yet today in the time of a lockesque and smithesque democracy one is interested only in property.
and what difference is the roussaue's approach in which the central in democracy is the freedom, not the property.
and as capitalism and democracy are drifting further apart you got to stop and see.
after the socialdemocrat solution failled to deliver we have entered a neoliberal hell where political representation is waning in the face of globalized economics and without a kensyan model we will soon be hit with another 1930. only it will be bigger if steps are not taken. too bad the commission has become the trojan horse of neoliberalism. too bad.
pericles as narated by thucidides said that he is useless the man who is not interested in koina, politics, the common things of all society.
yet today in the time of a lockesque and smithesque democracy one is interested only in property.
and what difference is the roussaue's approach in which the central in democracy is the freedom, not the property.
and as capitalism and democracy are drifting further apart you got to stop and see.
after the socialdemocrat solution failled to deliver we have entered a neoliberal hell where political representation is waning in the face of globalized economics and without a kensyan model we will soon be hit with another 1930. only it will be bigger if steps are not taken. too bad the commission has become the trojan horse of neoliberalism. too bad.
One of the underlying, fundamental elements of democracy, is that all citizens participate in one form or another, in their government.
Sadly, political apathy is high in United States -- particularly with voting. But anyway, the United States is more of a republic than a democracy.
As for the neo-liberal drooling over communism -- I'm just thankful I have not fallen under its hypnotic spell.
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