tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post115332734529765972..comments2023-10-18T16:25:13.593+01:00Comments on Famous for 15 megapixels: Most apposite Lawrence of Arabia quote of the weekStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-1153404128792356962006-07-20T15:02:00.000+01:002006-07-20T15:02:00.000+01:00democracy is one of those things that always seems...democracy is one of those things that always seems to be used as a weapon by the powerful...and when the tides begin to turn and the weak begin to get a glimpse of their own true power, along come the powerful and use 'democracy' as a shield, enabling them to remain as the superior power.zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11155095363220386703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-1153382538427514732006-07-20T09:02:00.000+01:002006-07-20T09:02:00.000+01:00Democracy is tyranny; further, it enfeebles freedo...Democracy is tyranny; further, it enfeebles freedom of speech. <I>"Freedom of expression should not be measured by how likely the average person is to be silenced, but by how likely someone with something to say is</I>." Democracy has the effect of silencing people who have something to say (remember Norman from Swansea?).<BR/><BR/>An ongoing illustration of the above point is a comparison between an average Joe with an ink stained thumb and one of these <A HREF="http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/07/14/16887641.php" REL="nofollow">chaps</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-1153331943801380882006-07-19T18:59:00.000+01:002006-07-19T18:59:00.000+01:00You're doing what you can, this blog is proof, but...You're doing what you can, this blog is proof, but democracy, even when it works, of any kind is broken. And I think we're all beginning to realise that.Shahidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555080365070123707noreply@blogger.com