Comments on: BLOG 4 BURMA : Tag 9 vor dem “Referendum” : Zwei Dokumente http://www.zintzen.org/2008/05/02/blog-4-burma-tag-9-vor-dem-referendum-zwei-dokumente/ doi:10.3246/ib.1000 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:50:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mr. King http://www.zintzen.org/2008/05/02/blog-4-burma-tag-9-vor-dem-referendum-zwei-dokumente/comment-page-1/#comment-88970 Mr. King Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:08:07 +0000 http://www.zintzen.org/?p=3013#comment-88970 Do we need a Referendum For A New Democracy? Are you concerned about the future of democracy? Do you feel democracy is under attack by extreme greed in countries around the world? Are you sick and tired of: living in fear, corporate greed, growing police state, government for the rich, working more but having less? Can we use both elections and random selection (in the way we select government officials) to rid democracy of undue influence by extreme wealth and wealth-dominated mass media campaigns? The world's first democracy (Athenian democracy, 600 B.C.) used both elections and random selection. Even Aristotle (the cofounder of Western thought) promoted the use random selection as the best way to protect democracy. The idea of randomly selecting (after screening) juries remains from Athenian democracy, but not randomly selecting (after screening) government officials. Why is it used only for individual justice and not also for social justice? Who wins from that? ...the extremely wealthy? What is the best way to combine elections and random selection to protect democracy in today's world? Can we use elections as the way to screen candidates, and random selection as the way to do the final selection? Who wins from that? ...the people? Do we need a Referendum For A New Democracy?

Are you concerned about the future of democracy? Do you feel democracy is under attack by extreme greed in countries around the world? Are you sick and tired of: living in fear, corporate greed, growing police state, government for the rich, working more but having less?

Can we use both elections and random selection (in the way we select government officials) to rid democracy of undue influence by extreme wealth and wealth-dominated mass media campaigns?

The world’s first democracy (Athenian democracy, 600 B.C.) used both elections and random selection. Even Aristotle (the cofounder of Western thought) promoted the use random selection as the best way to protect democracy. The idea of randomly selecting (after screening) juries remains from Athenian democracy, but not randomly selecting (after screening) government officials. Why is it used only for individual justice and not also for social justice? Who wins from that? …the extremely wealthy?

What is the best way to combine elections and random selection to protect democracy in today’s world? Can we use elections as the way to screen candidates, and random selection as the way to do the final selection? Who wins from that? …the people?

]]> By: : Prayer of Peace: Relief and Resistance in Burma’s War Zones « xshortlist http://www.zintzen.org/2008/05/02/blog-4-burma-tag-9-vor-dem-referendum-zwei-dokumente/comment-page-1/#comment-14978 : Prayer of Peace: Relief and Resistance in Burma’s War Zones « xshortlist Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:12:22 +0000 http://www.zintzen.org/?p=3013#comment-14978 [...] Blauer illegally crosses the border several times to help local relief workers bring medicine and material aid to those displaced by the Burmese Army. In his journeys, he meets a nurse devoted to assisting escapees following the death of her parents and a pastor/cameraman who documents human rights abuses. With candid interviews and stunning footage of recent events, the film brings a fresh awareness to an often ignored but important issue in this troubled nation / in|ad|ae|qu|at [...] [...] Blauer illegally crosses the border several times to help local relief workers bring medicine and material aid to those displaced by the Burmese Army. In his journeys, he meets a nurse devoted to assisting escapees following the death of her parents and a pastor/cameraman who documents human rights abuses. With candid interviews and stunning footage of recent events, the film brings a fresh awareness to an often ignored but important issue in this troubled nation / in|ad|ae|qu|at [...]

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]]> By: Bloguer ou ne pas bloguer ? http://www.zintzen.org/2008/05/02/blog-4-burma-tag-9-vor-dem-referendum-zwei-dokumente/comment-page-1/#comment-12041 Bloguer ou ne pas bloguer ? Fri, 02 May 2008 19:01:58 +0000 http://www.zintzen.org/?p=3013#comment-12041 <strong>Pas assez de mémoire ?...</strong> Blog4Burma : Tag 9 vor dem “Referendum” : Zwei Dokumente ; un article essentiellement en anglais, un bel effort de la part de Zintzen et, du coup, le traducteur donne un texte tout à fait lisible. Je retiendrais un lien vers une page en anglais ...... Pas assez de mémoire ?…

Blog4Burma : Tag 9 vor dem “Referendum” : Zwei Dokumente ; un article essentiellement en anglais, un bel effort de la part de Zintzen et, du coup, le traducteur donne un texte tout à fait lisible. Je retiendrais un lien vers une page en anglais ……

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