2046 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Apparently, the US State Department has launched a campaign to spread propaganda promote democracy on Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter. http://www.facebook.com/democracychallenge?v=app_10531514314 The Global “Democracy is…” Twitter Contest Rules What do you think democracy is? In 140 characters or less, tweet your personal definition of democracy. Use the hash tag, “#democracyis” and share your thoughts with the Democracy Video Challenge community! " http://www.sphere.com/nation/article/us-st...ontest/19307630 (Jan. 7) -- Think you can define the meaning of democracy in 140 characters or less? If so, The U.S. State Department may want to give you a new camcorder. As part of a global effort to promote an international dialogue about the value of democracy through new forms of technology, the department is opening a two-week contest at 5:30 p.m. ET today. Those with Twitter accounts are encouraged to type a brief, personal definition of what best defines democracy and identify the post using the category #democracyis. http://www.videochallenge.america.gov/ The Challenge Create a video short that completes the phrase "Democracy is…" The Prize An all-expense-paid trip to Washington, New York and Hollywood to attend gala screenings of the winning videos, gain exposure to the U.S. film and television industry and meet with creative talent, democracy advocates and government leaders. http://www.breitbart.tv/state-department-l...witter-contest/ Today, the State Department says, it's launching a Twitter contest to "tweet what you think democracy is in 140 characters or less." The person who gets the most "unique re-tweets" will receive a Flip Video HD Camcorder. The counting starts at 5:30 p.m. ET and ends on Jan. 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET. If you and your friends have accounts on these things, be sure to log in and let them know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEgoist Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 "The Tale of the Slave" is more than 140 characters. Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Democracy is... tyranny via mob rule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0918 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) Hehe, I like some of the responses: "Democracy is three wolves and one sheep deciding what to eat for dinner." "Democracy is a word that does not appear in the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution or the constitutions of any of our 50 states." Edited January 13, 2010 by brian0918 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J. Kolker Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Bob Kolker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 W'wow... When the people running your government don't know what the real form of that government is you are really in the proverbial hurt locker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 And it's more than that they don't even know that the U.S. is actually republic they all use the term "democracy" and purposely use it as a floating abstraction that they can't accurately define. Hence, this silly contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotResistance Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 “We are a republican government. Real liberty is never found in despotism or in the extremes of democracy.“ Alexander Hamilton “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself “ John Adams “It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this.” – Alexander Hamilton “Democracy is a form of government that cannot long survive, for as soon as the people learn that they have a voice in the fiscal policies of the government, they will move to vote for themselves all the money in the treasury, and bankrupt the nation.” - Karl Marx Bob Keller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllMenAreIslands Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I'll send it in but I doubt I'll be selected for that trip to Washington. Democracy is mob rule dictatorship. When the majority rules, individuals lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxcreigs Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) People are choosing government and they have responsibility but Democracy will not long lasting and government have to power to maintain and have to understand the different work according to their power.Democracy provide good representation and more freedoms for their citizens than others. Edited March 9, 2010 by maxcreigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD26 Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Democracy provide good representation and more freedoms for their citizens than others. More freedoms? Like taking more money from some that make more? Or do you have any objective standards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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