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Democracy Index 2012 - Democracy is at a stand still
This is the fifth edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy index. It reflect...
published: 22 Mar 2013
author: EIUMedia
Democracy Index 2012 - Democracy is at a stand still
Democracy Index 2012 - Democracy is at a stand still
This is the fifth edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy index. It reflects the situation at the end of 2012. In 2012 global democracy was at...- published: 22 Mar 2013
- views: 136
- author: EIUMedia
5:37
Prof. Tamar Hermann: The Israeli Democracy Index 2012
IDI Senior Fellow Prof. Tamar Hermann, Director of the Guttman Center for Surveys, discuss...
published: 09 Sep 2012
author: IsraelDemocracyIns
Prof. Tamar Hermann: The Israeli Democracy Index 2012
Prof. Tamar Hermann: The Israeli Democracy Index 2012
IDI Senior Fellow Prof. Tamar Hermann, Director of the Guttman Center for Surveys, discusses some of the findings of the 2012 Israeli Democracy Index, includ...- published: 09 Sep 2012
- views: 231
- author: IsraelDemocracyIns
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Prof. Tamar Hermann: The Israeli Democracy Index 2011
Prof. Tamar Hermann, The Israeli Democracy Index, The Israel Democracy Institute, Public O...
published: 10 Oct 2011
author: IsraelDemocracyIns
Prof. Tamar Hermann: The Israeli Democracy Index 2011
Prof. Tamar Hermann: The Israeli Democracy Index 2011
Prof. Tamar Hermann, The Israeli Democracy Index, The Israel Democracy Institute, Public Opinions.- published: 10 Oct 2011
- views: 113
- author: IsraelDemocracyIns
4:09
Pakistan placed in Worst category in Democracy Index ratings : time to change this Corrupt System
Pakistan slid a position downward in the newly released Democracy Index ,placed Pakistan i...
published: 26 Nov 2012
author: Serving Islam
Pakistan placed in Worst category in Democracy Index ratings : time to change this Corrupt System
Pakistan placed in Worst category in Democracy Index ratings : time to change this Corrupt System
Pakistan slid a position downward in the newly released Democracy Index ,placed Pakistan in Hybrid Regime category where corruption tends to be pervasive, ru...- published: 26 Nov 2012
- views: 272
- author: Serving Islam
3:29
The Economist: Erosion of democracy in Europe - qpotere.blogspot.com
http://qpotere.blogspot.com This is the fourth edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit'...
published: 06 Feb 2012
author: Qpotere
The Economist: Erosion of democracy in Europe - qpotere.blogspot.com
The Economist: Erosion of democracy in Europe - qpotere.blogspot.com
http://qpotere.blogspot.com This is the fourth edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy index. It reflects the situation as of the beginning of...- published: 06 Feb 2012
- views: 98
- author: Qpotere
2:02
Law Book Review: The Democracy Index: Why Our Election System Is Failing and How to Fix It by Hea...
http://www.LawBookMix.com This is the summary of The Democracy Index: Why Our Election Sys...
published: 21 Oct 2012
author: LawBookReviews
Law Book Review: The Democracy Index: Why Our Election System Is Failing and How to Fix It by Hea...
Law Book Review: The Democracy Index: Why Our Election System Is Failing and How to Fix It by Hea...
http://www.LawBookMix.com This is the summary of The Democracy Index: Why Our Election System Is Failing and How to Fix It by Heather K. Gerken.- published: 21 Oct 2012
- views: 13
- author: LawBookReviews
4:11
EVERYDAY DEMOCRACY!
Hopefully this should speak for itself. We need to find new ways of making shared decision...
published: 04 Jan 2008
author: DemosTV
EVERYDAY DEMOCRACY!
EVERYDAY DEMOCRACY!
Hopefully this should speak for itself. We need to find new ways of making shared decisions because the current system isn't working. If you're interested in...- published: 04 Jan 2008
- views: 7248
- author: DemosTV
8:06
ABC Australia: Laza Kekic talks on the retreat in democracy identified in the 2010 Democracy Index
Laza Kekic talks about the reasons why there is a decline in democracy being witnessed aro...
published: 30 Aug 2011
author: EIUMedia
ABC Australia: Laza Kekic talks on the retreat in democracy identified in the 2010 Democracy Index
ABC Australia: Laza Kekic talks on the retreat in democracy identified in the 2010 Democracy Index
Laza Kekic talks about the reasons why there is a decline in democracy being witnessed around the world following the findings in the 2010 Democracy Index fr...- published: 30 Aug 2011
- views: 165
- author: EIUMedia
1:04
Fiscal rules, political checks and balances and democracy
Antalya, 21 March 2011. Speaking at the ERF 17th Annual Conference, Ibrahim Elbadawi Ibrah...
published: 24 Mar 2011
author: gdnetcairo
Fiscal rules, political checks and balances and democracy
Fiscal rules, political checks and balances and democracy
Antalya, 21 March 2011. Speaking at the ERF 17th Annual Conference, Ibrahim Elbadawi Ibrahim from the Dubai Economic Policy and Research addressed the issues...- published: 24 Mar 2011
- views: 100
- author: gdnetcairo
4:36
33 - AFRICA FREE - LADY HAGUA - DEMOCRACY - HUMAN RIGHTS.
http://mdcolorado.wordpress.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy Thanks for sharing...
published: 28 Feb 2011
author: LADYHAGUA2010
33 - AFRICA FREE - LADY HAGUA - DEMOCRACY - HUMAN RIGHTS.
33 - AFRICA FREE - LADY HAGUA - DEMOCRACY - HUMAN RIGHTS.
http://mdcolorado.wordpress.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy Thanks for sharing, human rights are very importan for all!!!! Gracias por compartir,...- published: 28 Feb 2011
- views: 751
- author: LADYHAGUA2010
3:56
Dictatorship prevails over democracy in Pakistan
Europe, May 06: He ruled Pakistan as a dictator for a decade before leaving the office of ...
published: 06 May 2013
author: EuropeNews1
Dictatorship prevails over democracy in Pakistan
Dictatorship prevails over democracy in Pakistan
Europe, May 06: He ruled Pakistan as a dictator for a decade before leaving the office of President in August 2008. Thereafter, he lived in self-imposed exil...- published: 06 May 2013
- views: 375
- author: EuropeNews1
3:26
Finest governmental system?
In the opening of the film 'Overview of America', by the John Birch Society, a rather rema...
published: 18 Jun 2009
author: Medeasbiggestfan
Finest governmental system?
Finest governmental system?
In the opening of the film 'Overview of America', by the John Birch Society, a rather remarkable claim is made. The film stated that the United States has de...- published: 18 Jun 2009
- views: 6768
- author: Medeasbiggestfan
4:58
Democracy in danger - key messages of the BTI 2012
Political setbacks in a number of democracies, stalled socioeconomic progress in the poore...
published: 23 Mar 2012
author: BertelsmannStiftung
Democracy in danger - key messages of the BTI 2012
Democracy in danger - key messages of the BTI 2012
Political setbacks in a number of democracies, stalled socioeconomic progress in the poorest countries: The new Transformation Index of the Bertelsmann Stift...- published: 23 Mar 2012
- views: 345
- author: BertelsmannStiftung
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1:14
#garden
Video documentation of #garden, currently being exhibited at the TRUCK +15 project in Calg...
published: 12 Oct 2009
author: Craig Fahner
#garden
Video documentation of #garden, currently being exhibited at the TRUCK +15 project in Calgary, AB.
http://www.truck.ca/index.php?action=view&exnumber;=255
http://www.twitter.com/twtrgrdn
#garden is a piece that investigates the social media impulse. Several potted plants are set up in the exhibition space, rigged with electronic sensors and a water pump. Based on sensor data, the #garden will communicate its mood nightly via Twitter, a social media "microblogging" platform. Twitter users can give the #garden water by responding to its posts.
Over 50,000 Twitter messages are posted per hour. These messages may include political statements, eyewitness journalism, or mindless expressions of boredom — all on the same page. Cast-off thoughts of movie stars, and reminders from family members appear side by side. Twitter achieves this kind of democracy only by limiting its users: each post must be no longer than 140 characters. This limit of expression is the great equalizer.
#garden disrupts the limiting nature of social media by bringing it off of the screen. Interactions with the #garden, rather than being lost in a sea of fleeting transmissions, cause a physical response by contributing to a tangible community garden. Participants can communally support the garden, or via the impulsiveness of social media, drown and destroy it.
5:12
FM 2030: The Future of Democracy, Pt. 2
The audio in this archive file was compiled from a 1984 meeting of futurists, transhumanis...
published: 01 Jul 2013
author: Galactic Public Archives
FM 2030: The Future of Democracy, Pt. 2
The audio in this archive file was compiled from a 1984 meeting of futurists, transhumanists, and progressives. The main topic of the meeting was the most appropriate ways to engage or advance these philosophies within government. For example, one significant point of discussion centered around whether running for office was an effective way to drive change.
In the course of the discussion, the primary viewpoint FM-2030 espoused was that some aspects of government - especially the concept of leadership - would become obsolete or be replaced by other aspects of society (see Part 1). However, he also expressed what he believed the core of a 'true' democracy might look like. This archive file is assembled from excerpts of that section of the discussion.
About FM-2030:
FM-2030 was, at various points in his life, an Iranian Olympic basketball player, a diplomat, a university teacher, and a corporate consultant. He developed his views on transhumanism in the 1960s and evolved them over the next thirty-something years. He was placed in cryonic suspension July 8th, 2000. For more information about FM-2030, view the GPA Archive File: ‘Introduction to FM-2030’ or visit some of the following links:
GPA on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/18NiF8z
GPA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GPA2030
GPA on YouTube: http://youtu.be/21OMNVw2I3c
Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM-2030
Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies:
ieet.org/index.php/tpwiki/Transhuman
The New York Times:
nytimes.com/2000/07/11/us/futurist-known-as-fm-2030-is-dead-at-69.html
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ANGRIFF AUF DIE DEMOKRATIE - EINE INTERVENTION (4 Clips)
DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK - AN INTERVENTION
A montage film by Romuald Karmakar
based on foot...
published: 08 May 2012
author: cinekarmakar
ANGRIFF AUF DIE DEMOKRATIE - EINE INTERVENTION (4 Clips)
DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK - AN INTERVENTION
A montage film by Romuald Karmakar
based on footage from Niels Negendank, kulturzeit, ZDF/3sat
and Haus der Kulturen der Welt
http://www.romuald-karmakar.de/index.html
http://www.facebook.com/Demokratie.Intervention
Video, Germany 2012, 16:9, 102 min
WP: 62. Int. Film Festival Berlin (Panorama), 12.02.2012
A Production of Pantera Film GmbH
In Co-Production with
ZDF/3sat
FUTURZWEI. Stiftung Zukunftsfähigkeit
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
With kind support by German Films
© 2012 / All Rights Reserved
SYNOPSIS:
»On December 18th 2011 Berlin-based Haus der Kulturen der Welt hosted an event called DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK – AN INTERVENTION. This intervention consisted of ten statements by German intellectuals raising concerns about the state of democracy in the face of the European financial crisis.
Politically speaking the »Eurocrisis« is less a matter of debts than of democracy-threatening rescue plans: Politics refer to »market-based democracy«, while institutions lacking legitimacy – such as the ominous Troika – emerge. Austerity measures provide excuse for curtailing democratic rights. So-called rescue efforts occur with an alleged time pressure caused by »the markets«. Hence, decisions taken with such urgency are considered to be »without alternative«.
Democracy is about weighing alternatives and it is constantly at risk – especially when apparent necessities suggest that there is no time to pass lengthy and time-consuming parliamentary procedures.
This INTERVENTION has been called to express growing concern about undemocratic decision-making processes in the EU, whose extensive consequences can neither be predicted nor deliberated in parliament.
With statements by Franziska Augstein, Friedrich von Borries, Carolin Emcke, Julia Encke, Romuald Karmakar, Nils Minkmar, Ingo Schulze, Joseph Vogl, Harald Welzer and Roger Willemsen.«
PRESSE (German):
a.) SZ: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=236520673104881&set;=a.126764017413881.28087.126351844121765&type;=1&theater;
b.) FAZ: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=236334746456807&set;=a.126764017413881.28087.126351844121765&type;=1&theater;
c.) Critic.de
d.) http://blog.zdf.de/berlinale2012/2012/02/17/lets-talk-about-film/
e.) Neues Deutschland: http://blog.zdf.de/berlinale2012/2012/02/17/lets-talk-about-film/
f.) http://schönschrift.org/artikel/angriff-auf-die-demokratie-eine-intervention-romuald-karmakar-62-berlinale/?piwik_campaign=microblog
g.) http://www.artechock.de/film/text/special/2012/berlinale/02_16_db_doku.html
h.) Berliner Zeitung/FR: http://www.fr-online.de/berlinale-2012/filme-ueber-deutschland-buerger--schueler--blumenkinder--thomas-heise-und-romuald-karmakar,7166624,11633964.html
i.) http://de-bug.de/screen/archives/es-war-live-und-ich-war-dabei-berlinale-2012.html
j.) http://www.taz.de/!87614/
k.) Tagesspiegel, Berlin: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=236292399794375&set;=a.126764017413881.28087.126351844121765&type;=1&theater;
l.) WELT: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=236292399794375&set;=a.126764017413881.28087.126351844121765&type;=1&theater;
m.) http://www.tip-berlin.de/berlinale2012/angriff-auf-die-demokratie-auf-der-berlinale-2012
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Yes, I'm saying that it's all lies
*-If you want to preview or to read from this video, use pause//play button.
Fore more det...
published: 07 May 2012
author: UN_ilateral
Yes, I'm saying that it's all lies
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Yes, I'm saying that it's all lies
http://gagnauga.is/index.php?Fl=Greinar&ID;=169
01.09.2011
Yes. You heard what I said. All of it. It's all a bunch of lies. I know that it is a shocking claim to many, that our trusted officials in concert with our reliable mass media actually participated in deliberate deception designed to get us to accept war, but deal with it. I'm making it.
Our biggest moral obligation is ensuring that wars are not waged against people under false pretenses. War is the most disgusting and horrible thing you can inflict on any person.
As you read this article I am sure you will find there are a number of things that will surprise you. After researching the situation for months I assure you I have investigated as many sides of the story as possible. But I did reach a clear conclusion and I will not shy away from openly expressing the views that I have formed during this process.
What we have been seeing recently in the media, this time with a special emphasis on the online community, is the most sophisticated propaganda firework display we have ever witnessed. It’s no surprise so many people have been duped.
But a lie can travel the world before the truth has tied it’s shoe laces. But I believe that once the laces have been tied and the truth starts walking, eventually it’s gonna get to people.
There are at least two sides to every story
None of us could possibly have avoided hearing NATO’s side of the story and the reasons and justifications given for Gaddafi’s removal and how military intervention is necessary to protect Libyan citizens.
But are you sure you’ve heard both sides? Have you heard Gaddafi’s perspective on this issue? Or have you just heard “his side” as represented by the mainstream western media? If so I can start by telling you that his words, and the words of his son, Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi have been deliberately misinterpreted and edited out of context to create simple soundbite propaganda to influence people.
You will find that there is a completely different side of this story that is being completely ignored. It is not even being debated for it's merits, it simply is not talked about at all in the mainstream media.
Think about it. How much do you really know about Libya? Did you in all honesty know anything about the country before these events started unfolding? If I would have asked you back in February 10 questions about Libya and it’s affairs, how many do you think you would have answered correctly? And how much do you honestly know about what is going on there now?
I often find it intriguing how people tend to think they are qualified to give their view on things that in reality they know next to nothing about. They might have vague ideas generated by the mainstream media, biased textbooks and general pre-conceived notions, but not an actual thorough understanding of the country and it’s people and customs.
I had a discussion with a guy at a local bar the other day and I began the conversation by asking if he could tell me on what continent Libya was. Neither he nor his friend could answer correctly, picking Europe and Asia as their educated guesses. For some reason this guy still felt that his take on the situation was more accurate than mine, even as I told him I had been spending weeks investigating the matter. For those of you confused the correct answer is Africa.
I want to ask a simple question to make a simple case? Can you name me one current Libyan government official? You’re not allowed to say Gaddafi. Who holds the position of “Secretary of the General People’s Assembly” a position comparable to that of prime minister, although with a slightly different emphasis as he does not represent a political party and does not alone hold significant power. Did you even know that such a position exists in Libya and that he is elected by the people?
The less you know about something, the easier it is to deceive you.
My intention for exposing your potential and likely ignorance on this subject is not an attempt to show that I’m smarter or better than you. As I found out myself researching this article I knew remarkably little about Libya. And that is my point.
The mainstream media is focusing entirely on a set of news stories that have the specific intention of gathering support for military action and actively suppressing any story that would lead to people opposing it. This pattern will be exposed clearly as this article progresses.
It’s no wonder we don’t know much about Libya. Of course it gets confusing with all the different stories we hear of dictators and tyrants oversees. It is difficult to be an expert on all nations in the world. Just consider how many nations have existed and how long and rich each of their history is and how complex and
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AWARD WINNING Military Recruitment Advertisment shown in Sweden very funny
The Swedish Armed Forces (Swedish: Försvarsmakten) is a Swedish Government Agency responsi...
published: 12 Oct 2013
AWARD WINNING Military Recruitment Advertisment shown in Sweden very funny
AWARD WINNING Military Recruitment Advertisment shown in Sweden very funny
The Swedish Armed Forces (Swedish: Försvarsmakten) is a Swedish Government Agency responsible for the maintenance and operation of the armed forces of Sweden. The primary task of the Swedish Armed Forces is to train, organize and deploy military forces, domestically and abroad, while maintaining the long-term ability to defend the country in the event of war. The Armed Forces consists of three service branches; the Army, the Air Force and the Navy. Since 1994 the three branches are organized in one unified Government Agency. However, they maintain their separate identities through the use of different uniforms, ranks, and other service specific traditions. The Supreme Commander is a four-star general or flag officer that is the agency head of the Swedish Armed Forces, and is the highest ranking professional officer on active duty. The Supreme Commander in turn reports, normally through the Minister for Defence, directly to the Government of Sweden, which in turn answers to the Parliament of Sweden. The King of Sweden was, before the enactment of the 1974 Instrument of Government, the de jure commander in chief, but currently only has a ceremonial role in the Armed Forces as the head of state. Sweden's military forces were for over a century built upon the concepts of conscription and territorial defence, supporting the longstanding national policy of non-alignment. Until the end of the Cold War nearly all men reaching the age of military service were conscripted. In the summer of 2010, peacetime conscription was abolished, to be replaced with an all-volunteer army. The transfer to the new system is planned to be fully completed in 2018. Sweden (Listeni/ˈswiːdən/ swee-dən; Swedish: Sverige [ˈsværjɛ] ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: About this sound Konungariket Sverige (help·info)), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. Sweden borders Norway and Finland, and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Øresund. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of about 9.5 million.[1] Sweden has a low population density of 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54 /sq mi) with the population mostly concentrated to the southern half of the country. About 85% of the population live in urban areas.[10] Sweden's capital city is Stockholm, which is also the largest city. Since the early 19th century Sweden has generally been at peace and has largely avoided war. Today, Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy form of government and a highly developed economy. Sweden has the world's eighth-highest per capita income. In 2013, it ranked second in the world on the Democracy Index,[11] seventh (tied with Ireland) on the 2013 United Nations' Human Development Index (third on the inequality-adjusted HDI),[12] second on the 2013 OECD Better Life Index[13] and third on the 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index.[14] In 2012, the World Economic Forum ranked Sweden as the fourth-most competitive country in the world.[15] According to the United Nations, it has the third-lowest infant mortality rate in the world. In 2010, Sweden also had one of the lowest Gini coefficients of all developed countries (0.25),[16] making Sweden one of the world's most equal countries in terms of income. Sweden's wealth, however, is distributed much less equally than its income, with a wealth Gini coefficient of 0.85, which is higher than the European average of 0.8.[17] Advertising or advertizing[1][2][3] is a form of communication for marketing and used to encourage, persuade, or manipulate an audience (viewers, readers or listeners; sometimes a specific group) to continue or take some new action. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common. This type of work belongs to a category called affective labor.[citation needed] In Latin, ad vertere means "to turn toward."[citation needed] The purpose of advertising may also be to reassure employees or shareholders that a company is viable or successful. Advertising messages are usually paid for by sponsors and viewed via various traditional media; including mass media such as newspaper, magazines, television commercial, radio advertisement, outdoor advertising or direct mail; or new media such as blogs, websites or text messages. Commercial advertisers often seek to generate increased consumption of their products or services through "branding," which involves associating a product name or image with certain qualities in the minds of consumers. Non-commercial advertisers who spend money to advertise items other than a consumer product or service include political parties, interest groups, religious organizations and governmental agencies.- published: 12 Oct 2013
- views: 233
10:35
Democracy Ideas: Interview with Marc F. Plattner: Governance, Government, and Democracy
In this episode of Democracy Ideas, Forum executive director Christopher Walker speaks wit...
published: 14 Jan 2014
Democracy Ideas: Interview with Marc F. Plattner: Governance, Government, and Democracy
Democracy Ideas: Interview with Marc F. Plattner: Governance, Government, and Democracy
In this episode of Democracy Ideas, Forum executive director Christopher Walker speaks with Marc F. Plattner, NED Vice President for Research and Studies and Journal of Democracy co-editor, about the growing popularity of the term "governance" and whether "good governance" is really possible in the absence of a democratic government. Based on the article by Marc F. Plattner "Reflections on 'Governance'", published in the October 2013 issue of the Journal of Democracy. For more Democracy Ideas interviews with leading thinkers on democratization, visit the Forum at www.ned.org/research/democracy-ideas.- published: 14 Jan 2014
- views: 17
3:45
No Hay Fianza - LatinoAmérica (Mexican Democracy)
Canción incluida en el albúm Mexican Democracy....
published: 07 Apr 2013
author: NoHayFianza
No Hay Fianza - LatinoAmérica (Mexican Democracy)
No Hay Fianza - LatinoAmérica (Mexican Democracy)
Canción incluida en el albúm Mexican Democracy.- published: 07 Apr 2013
- views: 162
- author: NoHayFianza
3:02
MEXICO AND DEMOCRACY IS!..........
The idea of democracy in Mexico with the same idea around the world, one voice and one vot...
published: 22 Jan 2010
author: paul alvarado
MEXICO AND DEMOCRACY IS!..........
MEXICO AND DEMOCRACY IS!..........
The idea of democracy in Mexico with the same idea around the world, one voice and one vote. All you need is to survive in this world,- published: 22 Jan 2010
- views: 144
- author: paul alvarado