Titanic Post

This should be taught in all our schools, but isn’t.

The advantages of having a democracy:

• Effective participation
• Equality in voting
• Gaining enlightened understanding
• Exercising final control over agenda
• Inclusion of all adults

What democracy provides:

• Avoiding tyranny
• Essential rights
• General freedom
• Self determination
• Moral autonomy
• Human development
• Protecting essential personal interests
• Political equality
• Peace-seeking
• Prosperity

Requirements of a large scale democracy:

• Elected Officials
• Free, fair, and frequent elections
• Freedom of expression
• Alternative sources of information (a free press)
• Associational autonomy
• Inclusive citizenship

Items lifted from Robert A. Dahl’s “On Democracy”