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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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
95:06
Panel discussion on Central America's Security Index
Central America Citizen (In)security Index: Improving the Quality of Information to Streng...
published: 18 Nov 2013
Panel discussion on Central America's Security Index
Panel discussion on Central America's Security Index
Central America Citizen (In)security Index: Improving the Quality of Information to Strengthen Institutions Live stream from the National Endowment for Democracy: A panel discussion featuring: Marcela Donadio and Juan Rial, of the Red de Seguridad y Defensa de América Latina (RESDAL), and Johanna Mendelson Forman, of the Stimson Center and the Center for Strategic and International Studies Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation. Moderated by Miriam Kornblith of the NED.- published: 18 Nov 2013
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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
10:52
What is the great country on Earth?
Wait... actually... yeah, it's Guam. Guam is the greatest country on Earth.
Alternative t...
published: 06 Feb 2014
What is the great country on Earth?
What is the great country on Earth?
Wait... actually... yeah, it's Guam. Guam is the greatest country on Earth. Alternative titles include: - Nationalism; Just Do It. - Uh huh. Definitely Guam. SUBSCRIBE TO/FOLLOW ME ON... (YouTube obviously, but also...) Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheJacobTrueman Tumblr - http://jacobtrueman.tumblr.com/ Ask me a question on Tumblr - http://jacobtrueman.tumblr.com/ask Instagram - http://instagram.com/jacobtrueman Fratocrats - http://www.youtube.com/user/Fratocrats = SOURCES = Definition of 'greatness' from the Free Online Dictionary. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/greatness "Gross Domestic Product 2012" - GDP rankings from The World Bank. http://databank.worldbank.org/data/download/GDP.pdf "List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita" - GDP per capita rankings from Wikipedia (I realise that it's almost a cardinal sin to reference from Wikipedia, but like I said, the country with the highest GDP per capita changes depending on who you ask. This page aggregates all the sources, so please feel free to peruse them at your leisure). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita Human Development Report 2013 (p.144) - United Nations Development Programme. http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/reports/14/hdr2013_en_complete.pdf Social Progress Index 2013 (p.9) - The Social Progress Imperative. http://tinyurl.com/njvzkq3 Quality of Life Index 2005 (p.4) - The Economist Intelligence Unit. http://www.economist.com/media/pdf/QUALITY_OF_LIFE.pdf World Happiness Report 2013 (p.22) - United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/09/WorldHappinessReport2013_online.pdf Democracy Index 2012 (p.3) - The Economist Intelligence Unit. https://portoncv.gov.cv/dhub/porton.por_global.open_file?p_doc_id=1034 Infant Mortality by Country (2013) - CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html Life Expectancy at Birth by Country (2013) - CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html Freedom Index (2012) - The Fraser Institute, The Liberales Institute, The Cato Institute. http://www.freetheworld.com/2012/freedomIndex/Towards-Worldwide-Index.pdf " North of the DMZ: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea" (p.26) - Information on depictions of the Kims in the DPRK. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hmKiUkUE_p8C&pg;=PA26&lpg;=PA26&redir;_esc=y#v=onepage&q;&f;=false Information on media in the DPRK (p.11) from the U.S. Department of State. http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/186491.pdf "It is a criminal act in North Korea to show disrespect to the country's current and former leaders" - Information on freedom of expression and thought in the DPRK, from the U.S. Department of State. http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/korea-north.html Lots of information on the lack of freedoms and human rights violations in the DPRK, from Freedom House. http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2013/north-korea#.UvLHXfl_vTo "The Black Book of Communism" (p.564) - Information on the number of deaths caused by the North Korean Government. http://www.jrbooksonline.com/PDF_Books/blackbookcommunism.pdf = MISTAKES = At 7:04, I sprayed it, rather than just saying it. This is only visible in HD. I'm sorry.- published: 06 Feb 2014
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#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.
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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
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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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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
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