A measure of the collective approval a population has for its government (or regime) based on some weighted combination of scores obtained by polling the public across a comprehensive range of issues & government actions.
Whereas democratisation is the process of making a regime more democratic, democrácity refers to the actual level achieved. (Just like heating something is different from the temperature it has.)
The CIA has developed a concept called polity which is somewhat similar but not the same.
While democracy (misleadingly) tends to be thought of as an all or nothing thing, democrácity (more realistically) can range over continuum.
Whereas democratisation is the process of making a regime more democratic, democrácity refers to the actual level achieved. (Just like heating something is different from the temperature it has.)
The CIA has developed a concept called polity which is somewhat similar but not the same.
While democracy (misleadingly) tends to be thought of as an all or nothing thing, democrácity (more realistically) can range over continuum.
The film "The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer" is about a polling agency expert who moves into politics & becomes Prime Minister & instigates continuous polling on all matters - even the most trivial - & raises the democrácity of the country to 100%. However, the populace is eventually exhausted by this & acquiesce in one final vote to pass absolute power to him alone, resulting in 100% dictatorship!
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I have given up on talking to Wendy since it is apparent that she is a Democrite and a logical conversation is no longer possible.
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Makes it necessary for the reader to swap out "DEMOCRACY" for "Our Agenda" when spoken by certain political types.
Makes it necessary for the reader to swap out "DEMOCRACY" for "Our Agenda" when spoken by certain political types.
Joseph Brandon: "We must not let free speech, body autonomy, or the constitutional rights of American Citizens interfere with our "Agenda," née "Democracy."
by AndrewDClay February 9, 2023
Get the Democracy mug.The creation of the electoral college in the US constitution or the doctrine in the US constitution that created the electoral college.
Origin: The electoral college was created as a compromise between people who wanted a popular vote (democracy) and people who wanted only "qualified citizens" to vote (pseudo-democratic dictatorship). This is an example of bothsidesism.
Origin: The electoral college was created as a compromise between people who wanted a popular vote (democracy) and people who wanted only "qualified citizens" to vote (pseudo-democratic dictatorship). This is an example of bothsidesism.
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The fellas got a lesson in Irish Democracy when the whole neighborhood blew off illegal fireworks on the 4th of July and the cops sat and watched the show.
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What is Democracy?
answer-It has somthing to do with young men killing eachother.
What is Democracy?
answer-It has somthing to do with young men killing eachother.
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A democratic process of defining, shaping, and implementing shared agreements to ensure that (A) The essential needs of every individual and community are met*, (B) Every individual/organization does and gives their fair share in support of healthy, safe, and functioning communities, and (C) Every individual/organization/community/nation considers their impact on their neighbors, resources, and planet.
A participatory, non-exploitative, and regenerative system of economics that supports individual, community, and planetary well-being.
*Essential Needs: Housing, water, food, safety, health care (including physical, mental, and dental health), education/childcare, transportation, communications, banking, and retirement/disability income.
A democratic process of defining, shaping, and implementing shared agreements to ensure that (A) The essential needs of every individual and community are met*, (B) Every individual/organization does and gives their fair share in support of healthy, safe, and functioning communities, and (C) Every individual/organization/community/nation considers their impact on their neighbors, resources, and planet.
A participatory, non-exploitative, and regenerative system of economics that supports individual, community, and planetary well-being.
*Essential Needs: Housing, water, food, safety, health care (including physical, mental, and dental health), education/childcare, transportation, communications, banking, and retirement/disability income.
Democratic Socialism empowers the democratic majority to end the exploitative, unsustainable, and non-regenerative behaviors of individuals, organizations, and governments in support of individual, community, and planetary well-being.
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