We praise democracy most of the time, but we practice it as if we had accepted every argument against it, as if we believed it must depress the level of culture and of public life
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Flora RobertsFlora Roberts is Visual Editor of openDemocracy. She graduated in Classics from Oxford University, and has more than a passing interest in the Islamic world - and a particular devotion to Iran. She volunteers for the Refugee Council in London and dreams of travelling to Central Asia. She will go far. Recent articlesThe March of our dreams The European Social Forum in Florence was planned to end with a carnival procession of peace, music, and joyful life. What’s more, it all happened. Fortress Florence and the Gate of Heavenly PeaceAs 'no global' activists meet in Italy, Globolog says remember the six tonne elephant lurking in the corner Between life and death: two Iranian filmsThe world is rediscovering Iran through the country’s compassionate, socially truthful cinema. Two recent films by lesser-known directors feature characters on the margin of existence who seek meaning through a different kind of journey. |
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