Two- or multiparty systems

[jonb]

Technically, Athens was an oligarchy; women and slaves were excluded from the political process. The US was an oligarchy at first as well, due in large part to the biological determinism popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.

As for using technology in participatory democracy, I'd wait until everyone had a computer first. LOL

 

[johnstone1985]

Originally posted by jonb@May 11 2004, 12:06 AM
Technically, Athens was an oligarchy; women and slaves were excluded from the political process. The US was an oligarchy at first as well, due in large part to the biological determinism popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.

As for using technology in participatory democracy, I'd wait until everyone had a computer first. LOL

I'll agree with you there but give Athenians their due, they were men of their times!

 

[13788]

Javierdude22: Now that were on this democracy thing...

A few things that make me think twice to rank the U.S. among the biggest democracies in the -civilized- world.

Apparently Michael Moore isnt allowed to air his film Fahrenheit 9-11 because Disney (which funds him) needs a favour of Jeb Bush in Florida. The film of course criticizes Bush, and therefore isnt allowed to hit the screens under Disneys name. I know Disney as such is allowed to deny someone funding, but it also implies partiality and censureship in politics.

Of course the same with the Reagan miniseries on what was it, ABC?, a few months ago.

Then there is the so called -free- press in Iraq which gets shut down whenever they criticize the US for anything.

Yeaah for new colonialism...

 

[jonb]

CBS, actually. Of course, it was also offensive to CBS's main demographic: People too senile to know that it's offensive to them.

Di$ney should've realized that if they were distributing Miramax, there'd be controversy. It's not like The Little Mermaid. No, Miramax is more like American History X or L.I.E.