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Showing posts with label Democracy. Show all posts
Tuesday, 8 January 2013

postheadericon Marine Le Pen on 'Taboo Country': France is not a democracy!

Marine Le Pen on 'Taboo Country': France is not a democracy! Tube. Duration : 11.65 Mins.


Marine Le Pen is a potential candidate for France's presidential election next year. She talked with RT about a possible revolution in France and the dying euro. Le Pen criticized French foreign policy saying Libya is not a humanitarian issue. RT's Daniel Bushell met with the head of France's nationalist party to get her views on the country's burning issues. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

Saturday, 5 January 2013

postheadericon Electoral reforms and the quest for democracy in Malaysia: Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan

Electoral reforms and the quest for democracy in Malaysia: Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan Tube. Duration : 86.42 Mins.


Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan gives this lecture entitled 'Public Lecture Electoral reforms and the quest for democracy in Malaysia' at The Australian National University on 1 November 2011. The BERSIH 2.0 rally of the 9th of July 2011 will forever be etched in the memory of Malaysians as a historic day. This was the day when around 50000 Malaysians from all ethnic groups defied attempts by the government to prevent a demonstration. In this video, the speaker discusses the eight demands of BERSIH in the context of Malaysia's electoral system. She also explores the events leading up to July 9th as well its aftermath and significance. She also discusses whether the government's recent response in setting up a Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reforms and announced plans to repeal some oppressive legislation are reasons for hope. Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan is a leading lawyer, human rights and rule of law activist in Malaysia. She served on the Malaysian Bar Council from 2002 until March 2010. She was its Chairman and President from March 2007 till March 2009. She presently heads Bersih 2.0, a citizen's movement for free and fair elections. She has served on the executive committee of the Women's Aid Organisation and is involved in the Bar Council Special Committee on the Orang Asli (indigenous persons) rights. Ambiga graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Exeter, in 1979. She was called to the English Bar at Gray's Inn in 1980 and to the ...

Sunday, 23 December 2012

postheadericon Gaddafi's Green Book - Western Democracy is a Dictatorship

Gaddafi's Green Book - Western Democracy is a Dictatorship Video Clips. Duration : 7.22 Mins.


"A parliament is originally founded to represent the people, but this in itself is undemocratic as democracy means the authority of the people and not an authority acting on their behalf" "A newspaper owned by any individual is his or her own, and expresses only his or her point of view. Any claim that a newspaper represents public opinion is groundless because it actually expresses the viewpoint of that private individual. Democratically, private individuals should not be permitted to own any public means of publication or information." Two mistakes I may have made; 1/ He is not saying a multi ethnic society will disintegrate but that a nation containing different economic and social systems will disintegrate. "All states which are composed of several nationalities for whatever reason - religion, economics, military power or man-made ideology will be destroyed by national conflict until each nation obtains its independence, because the social factor will inevitably triumph over the political factor." 2/ He is not saying the collapse of the family will lead to the collapse of a nation (though he might believe that) but that the relationship/behaviour of a family is (and must be recognized as) different to that of the political nation. "A political structure is corrupted if it becomes subservient to the sectarian social structure of the family, tribe, or sect and adopts its characteristics." He put Libya's Oil Money in US Banks, Got his currency printed in London - has he ...