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Meandering · 09-10-2005, 12:46 PM

Peony sat sprawled out on her table. She took up almost all of it with her papers, her inks and her quills. Her black hair, overlong as usual and falling straggily to her shoulders with no help whatsoever from gel, hid her eyes. Pushing her glasses up her nose with her big quill, and staining her nose slightly with ink, Peony raised a paw.

"The policy of democracy was first founded by the Greeks who decided that power was too much for any one man to hold. A Government by the people, for the people - as Abraham Lincoln said. Pericles was one of the greatest democratic speakers. But when Rome conquered Greece, the policy was democracy was almost forgotten. Almost, but not quite. It flared up bright enough to lead to Julius Caeser's assination, but died away to allow a succession of Roman emperors, each worse than the last, ending with Nero, the proverbial fiddler whilst Rome burnt, son of Caligula," she said in a small voice that managed to be clear like the tinkling of bells echoing off icicles. "Later, the thread was picked up by American settlers, I won't call them early, since they'd already robbed the Red Indians, Native Americans, of their land. When England increased her hold on the pilgrims, they revolted, unhappy at the presumption of the monarch to govern them, he who had never held a rake in his soft hands. A Government was meant to help the people, not oppress them. Because of their constant harping of this policy, freedom and equal rights for all, America attracted many refugees."

And a one, and a two, and a three, breathe.

Peony ignored the sarcasm. "America is held up as one of the greatest examples of democracy. There are three definitions of democracy. Citizenship democracy which is defined as a government of the masses. Authority derived through mass meeting or any other form of "direct" expression. Results in mobocracy or a government where the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights. Attitude toward property is communistic, meaning property rights are negated and ownership is by the people or state. In a true democracy the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents or vested rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate based upon deliberation, passion, prejudice or impulse, without restraint or regard to consequences of the action.

"Direct demorcary, where everyone is given the opportunity to participate in making all policy decisions. In countries and large organizations, direct democracy is rarely utilized because it would be cumbersome and efficient. No decisions would ever be reached.

"And Representative democracy. This approach entails people voting to elect representatives in a free and fair electoral system to make policy for them under a wide range of checks and balances to help ensure leadership accountability."

Your face is turning purple.

Peony sat down. Was her face really purple? She checked on the shiny surface of her watch. Well, it was a shade of maroon, but that was wearing off. Peony squinted. Her nose was stained with ink, and she didn't have a handkerchief.

09-10-2005, 12:46 PM	#26 (permalink)
Meandering stalking you... and you and you meana picasso PEE-O-NEE Mooncalf Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding from you. *ga Posts: 7,134 Hogwarts RPG Name: Morbidda Lucretia Morwenna Sabine Valencia DeValdemar LeDeaux T'Humperdink.	Peony sat sprawled out on her table. She took up almost all of it with her papers, her inks and her quills. Her black hair, overlong as usual and falling straggily to her shoulders with no help whatsoever from gel, hid her eyes. Pushing her glasses up her nose with her big quill, and staining her nose slightly with ink, Peony raised a paw. "The policy of democracy was first founded by the Greeks who decided that power was too much for any one man to hold. A Government by the people, for the people - as Abraham Lincoln said. Pericles was one of the greatest democratic speakers. But when Rome conquered Greece, the policy was democracy was almost forgotten. Almost, but not quite. It flared up bright enough to lead to Julius Caeser's assination, but died away to allow a succession of Roman emperors, each worse than the last, ending with Nero, the proverbial fiddler whilst Rome burnt, son of Caligula," she said in a small voice that managed to be clear like the tinkling of bells echoing off icicles. "Later, the thread was picked up by American settlers, I won't call them early, since they'd already robbed the Red Indians, Native Americans, of their land. When England increased her hold on the pilgrims, they revolted, unhappy at the presumption of the monarch to govern them, he who had never held a rake in his soft hands. A Government was meant to help the people, not oppress them. Because of their constant harping of this policy, freedom and equal rights for all, America attracted many refugees." And a one, and a two, and a three, breathe. Peony ignored the sarcasm. "America is held up as one of the greatest examples of democracy. There are three definitions of democracy. Citizenship democracy which is defined as a government of the masses. Authority derived through mass meeting or any other form of "direct" expression. Results in mobocracy or a government where the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights. Attitude toward property is communistic, meaning property rights are negated and ownership is by the people or state. In a true democracy the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents or vested rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate based upon deliberation, passion, prejudice or impulse, without restraint or regard to consequences of the action. "Direct demorcary, where everyone is given the opportunity to participate in making all policy decisions. In countries and large organizations, direct democracy is rarely utilized because it would be cumbersome and efficient. No decisions would ever be reached. "And Representative democracy. This approach entails people voting to elect representatives in a free and fair electoral system to make policy for them under a wide range of checks and balances to help ensure leadership accountability." Your face is turning purple. Peony sat down. Was her face really purple? She checked on the shiny surface of her watch. Well, it was a shade of maroon, but that was wearing off. Peony squinted. Her nose was stained with ink, and she didn't have a handkerchief.