Faced with a choice between democracy and the interests of their political party, Americans will chose party over democracy.
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The notion of an “objective” media…
The notion of an “objective” media was a commercial product that only evolved in the late 1800s as newspapers shifted from partisan to nonpartisan in order to attract larger audiences from both parties and to sell these readers’ attention to advertisers.
Democracy and demon came from…
Democracy and demon came from the same Greek root: ‘dā mo’ is the distance between different types of people, both ‘citizens’ (‘demos’) and Gods and humans (‘dai-mon’ meaning ‘divider’).
African buffalo herds display “voting behavior” to indicate their…
African buffalo herds display “voting behavior” to indicate their travel preferences by standing up, staring in one direction and then lying back down. Only adult females vote.
In Classical Athens, the citizens could vote each year to banish…
In Classical Athens, the citizens could vote each year to banish any person who was growing too powerful, as a threat to democracy. This process was called Ostracism.
The official twitter account for Sweden …
The official twitter account for Sweden is run by a different citizen every week.
The CIA and MI6 helped overthrow the dem …
The CIA and MI6 helped overthrow the democratically elected Iranian Prime Minister and replaced him with an authoritarian monarch for control of oil.