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Democracy means the right of the people to informed consent about the actions of their government. With that in mind, this is hardly the story you should be us
by trevelyan 13y ago
Democracy means the right of the people to informed consent about the actions of their government.
With that in mind, this is hardly the story you should be using to project the United States as champion of democracy. Not only because the American people have been kept ignorant of what is being done in their name for no good reason (and those who try to stop this seem to end up either char-grilled or jailed), but because part of the fallout from Snowden's allegations has been the surfacing of direct evidence that the United States security apparatus is actively engaged in anti-democratic propaganda campaigns worldwide.
I am not sure who exactly in the United States gave informed consent to this, but perhaps you can hold off on denigrating other countries until your government stops trying to actively undermine their rights to open democratic debate and honest self-governance.
- Svip 13y agoWoah, you are assuming too much from my post. Where in my post did I say that the United States is a champion of democracy? Or perhaps a beacon of civil rights? If the context somehow suggested that's what I meant, then I apologise, that was not my intent. I merely wanted people not to make rash positive judgement about either Venezuela and Ecuador merely because they are supporting Snowden and Assange. And besides, I am not American.
- trevelyan 13y agoSorry if I read too much into your post. And thanks for being ginger with the correction.