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JohnnyEnglish
Democracy is defined as a system of government where any citizen can stand for election and every citizen has one vote. Alter that and it is not a democracy. If you have a system of governance whereby a citizen cannot stand for election unless they are selected by the head of state - you can't call that a democracy. (Well you can call it what you like but that doesn't make it true).
can a citizen of belgium or cuba vote in the uk?
can the people of city of birmingham get together, claim freedom, throw off the shackles of the government in london in the name of freedom and democracy, and democratically elect their own prime minister/king? would the crown allow them to do so or excercise it's monopoly on weapons and violence with a minority of trained thugs?
is the mechanism which prevents them from doing so "democratic" or "founded on true reason" or "law of the jungle/force prevails"?
why can't cities practise the same autonomy in legislative authority (dominion) as countries on earth do, and bouroughs, and streets and cartels?
(i've noticed some local governments in canada making a packet off of the weed racket they've recently introduced (written into "law")
and what happens when a country attempts to excercise a copyright authority rejected by the majority of nations?
is it not true that the universal laws of Allah which include the ability of people to make collective decisions within the word and spirit of the constitution (Quran and Sunnah) make perfect sense while this elusive claim of democracy is a confused facade used to disguise mob rule packaged with superficial feel-good terms such as freedom and logical / scientific thought whilst jumping to suppress any sincere, truthful and rational thought processes which may threaten the xorrupt and degegenerate staus quo? a little akin to the story of the king's new clothes.
hey, who wants to join the jennings membership club?
fief·dom
**(fēf′dəm).
1.*The estate or domain of a feudal lord.
2.*An organization or department over which one dominant person or group exercises control.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
fiefdom
*(ˈfiːfdəm)n
1.*(in feudal Europe) the property owned by a lord
2.*an area over which a person or organization exerts authority or influence
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged*© HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
fief•dom
*(ˈfif dəm)*n.1.*the estate or domain of a feudal lord.
2.*anything owned by one dominant person or group.