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Richard Lawson on "Is this undemocratic ?"

Richard Lawson — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:06:05 +0000

You mean that democracy and honesty are both fruit? Or do you mean that democracy has an inedible core, and honesty makes you all sticky?

Bartosz Wasilewski on "Is this undemocratic ?"

Bartosz Wasilewski — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:04:13 +0000

In Poland we have, in my opinion terribly stupid, law that every webside must be recorded in court as a journal , which costs some money of course. Isn't it strange that these things happen in democratic country? I heard about similar law in Italy these days... www.ego.wot.pl a new Internet newspaper

Ron Allen on "Is this undemocratic ?"

Ron Allen — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:27:42 +0100

A democratic ideology and the concept of human honesty are as different as apples and oranges.

andrew_green_funk_machine on "Is this undemocratic ?"

andrew_green_funk_machine — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:40:52 +0100

Yes it is really rather undemocratic. One of the key points of a democracy, i think, is that when you go to the polls, you are correctly informed about the facts. If not, then you aren't really free. You just have the illusion of being free. A major part of being well-informed is that intellectual debate isn't censored or stifled in any way. But I think you should ask yourself this - in Belgium, does the will of the people get done? Because in a parliamentary system, politicians can promise to do something and do another. It happens a lot in Britain. As such, I would submit that Britain is not a truly democratic state. The same may well be true for Belgium.

Is this undemocratic ?,

Floris Vermeir — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:09:19 +0100

Is it undemocratic to take over somebody's blog and as such interfere with his/her right to express himself, and his/her freedom of speech ? I posted this online on my own blog mistwereld.blogspot.com and many people here in Belgium or at least some say that it is not undemocratic, that it is ok and they can do it, yet if the same happens in china it is said to be undemocratic. And is identity theft and taking over a blog, by getting access to peoples computers by hacking there computers, aren't that crimes ? I'm asking because I live in Belgium a democratic country, yet something that I have read to be undemocratic in other country's are said not to be here, by some, and I find that a worrying thing. Because if they start measuring with 2 different weights, so to speak, can bring a democracy of course, and that would not be a good thing. Read the rest of this post...