Democracy - A short introduction

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This is a 3 minute video to introduce the most basic concepts of a Democracy. Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally-either directly or indirectly through elected representatives-in the proposal, development, and creation of laws. It encompasses social, religious, cultural, ethnic and racial equality, justice, liberty and fraternity.
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The word democracy comes from the Greek words of “démos” which means “people” and “krátos” which means “power” or “rule”, So democracy basically means “the rule of the people.”
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Democracy first started as a direct democracy, in Greek cities, notably Ancient Athens, where people came together to speak about their concerns and opinions, in front of rulers of the city state, and directly voted on new rules and laws. Here is considered as the birthplace of democracy .
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So, For the very first time, decisions were made by the people instead of rulers... but sadly, the ancient greeks did not see all people equally. Slaves, women, children and the people who did not have a land weren’t allowed to vote. This is what we call a “flawed” democracy today.
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After the Greeks lost their power and influence in the first century AD, their early forms of democracy were also fading away until the Magna Carta was signed in 1215, which prevented the King of England to do whatever he wanted and said that even the King had to follow the country’s rules and laws which were written in the constitution.
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Today, most democracies are indirect or representative which means that you can’t vote for a new law yourself, but you can vote for people who then become law makers and present your interests. But democracy isn’t just about voting; it’s about everything to protect the best interests of the people, no matter what is their race, gender, political opinion, or religion. These interests can be human rights, quality of life, infrastructure and many more.
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Modern democracies divide powers into three different branches : the legislative (the people who make law), the executive (the people who make sure that you obey the law), and the judiciary (who judge you if you commit a crime). These three are independent and work following the process « checks and balances » which means all the work must be clear and fair. And, very important, the people who have power also must follow the law and not exceed their authority.
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In addition, a democratic government must work in a way that reflects the wish /feeling/desire and values of the society that it governs-this is also known as the « General Will », which is a concept developed by the famous Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
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One of the problems of democratic voting is that the biggest groups of people always have the most power and that’s why a good democracy also has laws to protect the rights of its smaller and weaker groups. A democracy where the majority chooses to separate, set apart, expel or injure its minority is not a functioning democracy!
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So, with those mentioned above, what do you think now about democracy? Winston Churchill once said: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Do you agree?
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I came for the short explanation, and I was unexpectedly very impressed with the presentation. great video

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Not impressed at all, since it does not point out that democracy only was made in order to create a group of intellectual decision making for strictly the local society. Such as a town or chiefdom of 2000 people. In for example ancient Greece and in the early viking age Norway. This was somewhat functional or more, depending on the quality or situational context of the region's leaders and culture. Mostly this true democracy was removed by a combination of religious expansionists and inflation oriented economy by nobilities. Later democracy has turned into just the random outcome of votes from easily manipulated masses. Already Jefferson and even long before Socrates predicted this problem to appear in human culture and thus warned against it, however overestimating their hopes that the majority of the public would be more intellectually able from education. Which simply does not happen. The intellect and good morals are always only present in an intellectual minority. Democracy is correctly called the tyranny of a majority. It conflicts directly against liberty ,which is in principle a functional and responsible state of progress through freedom, science, economy and effective welfare.

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It is not his drawing

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I swear if none of this is even in my quiz imma quit school lmao!!

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I love this video so much. I'm more of a visual learner.

[@springforward2010]

Democracy is a piece of crap, designed to give you the illusion of choice. The only choices you really have are plastic or paper, democrat or republican. You have owners, they own you and will continue to manipulate you by telling you whatever it is you want to hear. Commercials tell us what love is, right? Love is what makes a Subaru a Subaru. You might not think that will ever infect your mind and if that's the case, then it already has.

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[@Felipe03000]

If everyone voted 1 + 1 = 3 it does not mean 1 + 1 = 3. In fact, the majority will always do that because they are generally inferior.

[@Felipe03000]

Democracy is flawed.

[@ralphgoodman4670]

Selen Ni More like you're a MORON who can't understand anything more complex than a dumb cartoon with simplistic dumbing-down and stupid visuals. Commence butthurting.

[@pottingsoil]

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill

[@j.g.l7524]

USA and its so-called partners, self-proclaimed democracies, actually use the slogan of democracy to carry out dictatorship throughout the world. Any country different from it must be subverted, like a pagan. This level seems to stay in the Middle Ages, fortunately people all over the world today have known it very clearly.

[@Jdmitchell308]

Constitutional Republic IS WHAT YOU MEAN.. The usa has never been a democracy. “Democracy is the most vile form of government.”― James Madison

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This is fun

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Godd job

[@nathanjora7627]

J. Lee not « every country that’s different ». Just « any country that’s actively oppressing it’s people or restricting its freedom beyond what’s strictly necessary », if we’re talking about cases where ideology was the reason for subverting a government. Which... yeah, I’d say that’s a pretty legitimate reason to oppose a foreign government. And if we were still stuck in the Middle Ages, in terms of mentality... well, first of all you can be sure that no flag with a crescent on it would flew over any country from east Northern Africa to Pakistan, and secondly we’d send armies, not ambassadors, when trying to convince other people from messing around. We do send armies, of course, but comparatively to the number of ambassadors sent, the number of western military expedition are relatively few.

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Would u please make some more videos , to introduce us about, communism, socialism, capitalism..... Thank u, the video was helpful thank u

[@arrowhdar1574]

Sadia jannatul ferdouse democracy is the most important tho

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what's communism?

[@cilliandixon9342]

@@arrowhdar1574 my guy he said that 4 years ago i think he knows what they are now

[@beanieboocuteness2080]

This is what I learned in school we use the representative democracy in Canada. This type of democracy was use by the Iroquois Confederacy. But we have in Canada is three levels of government and each level has a responsibility and representatives to represent us like mayors, reeves,chiefs,Prime Minister, MLAs,and premier.

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Canada is a fascist state.

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bro this channel took the sharpest turn in terms of content first they were teaching children about democracy and stuff and now it’s *I just want to take over the world, IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?*

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"I love democracy."

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Me too

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"I love Republic."

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If more people understood the word democracy before throwing it around, the world would be a little better!

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Not what Socrates thinks gurl

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Yeah thats called etymology.

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Democracy is anybody who deviates away from the official narrative will get silenced. Don’t take my word for it don’t look for a reply my accounts probably been deleted already by KZbin admin

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"A political creed claiming to defend freedom of choice, democracy ascended not because of universal popularity, but through overwhelming economic and military force." - Richard Tedor, "Hitler's Revolution" (2013), pg. 5

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[@hecker873]

Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people of it's own country.

[@aleksanderh.5407]

Which always leads to decay and in some cases even to a totalitarian and culturally/financially stagnative nation. Elections are just a fancification of coup d'etat by special-interest lobby groups from religion or financial gangster lobbies or political extremism. Often a mix. Often turning into imperialist federations. The perhaps least democratic but most functional and free society today is Liechtenstein. That is, it is the most democratic in terms of the early meaning of the word combined with liberty and progress values.

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Excellent summary. Well-written and illustrated.

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[@huckleberry5085]

The United States of a America is not a Democracy for which it stands… “A democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting that vote.” - Ben Franklin That is why as American citizens, we “pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” It’s imperative we realize the difference.

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The division of power into 3 independent branches is the US implimenrtation of governence and is not an inherent feature of domocracy. This isn't the only model or the best, as we often see how partisan politics in the legilative branch criples working of the executive branch or how a different administration following a general election will undo or dismantle all that was worked on and achieved in the previous administration. In the UK for example following a general election, the party that gained majority forms the government (excutive branch) and the party leader becomes the Prime Minister so government ministers are Members of the Parliament, (legistative branch) in the first place. Under this model the government is answerable to the Parliament. In fact there is at least one official weekly session where the Members of Parliament get to ask the Prime Minister questions on wide topics of the day, policies and workings of the government and to hold the government to account for its actions (or inactions). When a new party comes into power following a general election, all undertakings of the previous government is honoured; any changes or deviation requires another act of Parliament.

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I was wondering if majority of a populace votes to be ruled by a king and then his successors, does such a kingdom qualify to be called a democracy

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[@panagiotissoropidis3739]

As a Greek who studies Aristotle I can say that the so called "modern democracy" is nothing more than a monarchy that subjects have the right to vote for a person that will decide for the laws of the society even if the majority of people disagrees with his decisions . The term indirect democracy is the greatest scam against humanity. Actually in democracy there are no rights but only freedom. Citizens in democracy do not ask for rights because they have political freedom, they are autonomus, nobody rules them. This is exactly the purpose of democracy, the freedom of the citizens' society.

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Indeed...!! Voters are ignorant, candidates are selfish; resultantly rule of minority over majority !

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James Madison Federalist No. 10 - 1787 Category: Democracy [D]emocracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths. Fisher Ames speech in the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention - 1788 Category: Democracy The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and ignorant believe to be liberty. John Adams letter to John Taylor - 1814 Category: Democracy Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. John Adams An Essay on Man's Lust for Power - 1763 Category: Democracy [D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man's life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these will soon mould itself into a system of subordination of all the moral virtues and intellectual abilities, all the powers of wealth, beauty, wit and science, to the wanton pleasures, the capricious will, and the execrable cruelty of one or a very few they compared it to two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner etc. we have a constitutional republic established by people who despised democracy and Athens failed because of democracy. stop lying to people dick.

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I came back to watch this video again ... All grade sixiers in Australia watched this video...

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Nicely explained.

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A very good illustration

[@arsims1]

Kratos means Strength or Power so Democracy is not "the ruling of the people" but The Power the Strength of the People.

[@ganesh93152]

Casteism in the Indian Constitution (Article 55(2)): Unfortunately, casteism based on the size of population of a state has been subtley incorporated into the Republic of India by the Indian Constitution by the members of the constituent assembly through Article 55(2). Every Indian has the equal right to vote, but the important question is whether the value of each vote of an Indian is equal? Tragically, the value of each vote of an Indian is not equal according to Article 55(2) of the Indian Constitution. According to Article 55(2), the value of the vote of a state with more population in the Republic of India has more value and the value of the vote of a state with less population in the Republic of India has less value. Furthermore, a more populous state of the Republic of India has more number of MPs than a state with less population. Therefore, people from the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh of the Republic of India are the first class citizens of the Republic of India; next, the people from the second most populous state of Maharastra are the second class citizens of India, then the people from Madhya Pradesh are the third class citizens of India and so forth. People from the least populous state of Sikkim of India are the last class of citizens of India; next, the people of Mizoram are the next last class citizens of India. Since India has 36 states and union territories, our class of Indian citizenship is in the range 1 to 36. This casteism in Indian constitution can be eradicated only if the number and value of MPs of each state of Indian Republic is not based on population. Based on the principles of Human Rights, the number and value of MPs of each state of Indian Republic should just be equal; this can be accomplished through amendment by parliament. Casteism in Indian constitution is the root cause of all the problems in India. We want azadi from the casteism in Indian constitution.

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Best video explanation of democracy in short I like this video make more video

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Very nice video. could you maby also make one of aristocracy.

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Democracy Democracy is that form of government in which the ruling power of a state is legally vested not in any particular class or classes, but in the members of the community as a whole. it is a government in which the will of he majority of citizens rules without overriding the rights o the minority. The ideal of democracy is that of equality, freedom and welfare for all. it involves the abolition of very form of restriction and privilege. Ancient democracy was based on the direct participation of the masses in public affairs. Modern democracy is representative in character and it demands not only universal adult suffrage, but also the active participation of the people in government. Thus, in a democratic state, the acts of the government are in accordance with the will of the people, since they have the right to elect and remove their leaders and the right to determine the main lines of policy. Nevertheless, democracy is a matter of degree, and no complete expression has yet been given tot eh ideal of democracy. "Our constitution is named a democracy, because it is the hands not of the few, but of many. But our laws secure equal justice for all private disputes, and our public opinion welcomes and honors talent in very branch of achievement, not for any sectional reason, but on grounds of excellence alone." These words of Pericles uttered in the 5th century B.C., still hold good and may be considered by far the best definition of democracy. democracy is in truth, "government of the people, by the people and for the people." Thus, if the people of Malaysia rule the people of Malaysia for the benefit of the Malaysians there is democratic form of government in Malaysia. every citizen has a share in the government of a democratic state. democracy rests on the will of the people and not on force. Democracy implies political liberty. Political liberty consists of the right to vote, the right to sand as a candidate for election, the right to hold public offices, freedom of speech, of association, of worship and of opinion. All these secure the individual, the most fundamental right of political participation. By giving everyone a share in the government, democracy prompts patriotism. Democracy is based on the doctrine of equality. Inequality has been the cause of all the revolutions which have changed the face of the world. Popular government resting on the will of the people and on the principle of equality are immune from all revolutionary disturbances. moreover, this form of government also implies the possibility of an alternative government in place of an inefficient one. These characteristics ensure the stability of the democratic form of government. The greatest merit of democracy is that it elevates the character of the citizens. It demands a high standard of morality and honesty on their part. It provides for the fullest possible development of all its citizens and gives each citizen, a sense of responsibility. In a democratic society, reason governs the conduct of men and each man feels responsible for his actions. Here every person contributes some thought or feeling to the common life. Thus, democracy is not only a form of government, but also a way of life. In a democratic state, each citizen is an integral and irreplaceable part of the whole. it gives each citizen, a sense of responsibility. "When political institutions call upon him to bear a part in their working, he is taken out of the narrow circle of his domestic and occupational activities, admitted to the larger life, which opens wider horizons, associated in new ways with his fellows forced to think of matters which are both his and theirs" says Bryce. The above principles imply that every citizen in a democratic state should have the opportunity to develop his personality. he must have access to knowledge, must be able to earn an adequate wage. The state must guarantee him the right to work as well as leisure. It must protect him from being exploited by the well-placed sections of the community or the privileged class. All these raise the important questions of education of the citizens of a democratic state. Education must teach them not only to assert their rights, but also to discharge their duties. It must teach them to think and act freely and express their views boldly. But, the system of education must guard against making the citizens selfish or overcritical. The education system must be adapted to suit the needs of democracy. Also leadership and proper organization are other important requisites of democracy. Without proper organization, the people cannot express themselves effectively. The leader of the party must be responsible, honest and courageous. He must be able to think clearly and act boldly. He must have the ability to judge public opinion correctly. Above all, he must adhere to high principles. An unscrupulous leader might easily become a dictator and endanger democracy. Given favorable conditions, democracy is the best form of government known so far. It reconciles liberty and authority; it imbues the citizens with a sense of patriotism; it is a government by discussion; it rests on the will of the people; it treats all individuals as equals and tolerates the opposition; it aims at giving the greatest happiness to the greatest number of citizens in a state. Under the democratic form of government, human character develops and the individual realizes his best self.

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Democracy The God that failed

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@@agent99._.53 Democracy Comes in different practices But not so well-acted for US and UK

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It’s still not an effective way to live ..

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[@ralphgoodman4670]

And COMPLETE BULLSHIT. The Constitution created a DIRECT democracy, when the People of each state OVERRULED their governments in order to place themselves in FINAL AUTHORITY. A direct democracy of SEPARATE NATIONS. And no, a direct democracy is not REQUIRED to have people voting on ALL laws; obviously they can APPOINT a republican form of government, but the People will simply be able to OVERRULE it. Like they DID, in 1787. But then, charlatans began re-writing history in order to claim what THIS video pimps-- i.e. that it was a TOTALITARIAN Democracy. This is the LIE which must be opposed. FACT. From Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, writing in the 1798 Kentucky Resolutions: *Resolved_, That the several States composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their General Government; but that, by a compact under the style and title of a Constitution for the United States, and of amendments thereto, they constituted a General Government for special purposes, -- delegated to that government certain definite powers, reserving, each State to itself, the residuary mass of right to their own self-government; and that whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force; that to this compact each State acceded as a State, and is an integral party, its co-States forming, as to itself, the other party: that the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that, as in all other cases of compact among powers having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.* And from James Madison, The Father of the Constitution, writing in the 1800 Report on the Virginia Resolutions: *the term "states" … means the people composing those political societies, in their highest sovereign capacity…. because in that sense the Constitution was submitted to the "states;" in that sense the "states" ratified it; and in that sense of the term "states," they are consequently parties to the compact from which the powers of the federal government result….* *The states, then, being the parties to the constitutional compact, and in their sovereign capacity, it follows of necessity that there can be no tribunal, above their authority, to decide, in the last resort, whether the compact made by them be violated; and consequently, that, as the parties to it, they must themselves decide, in the last resort, such questions as may be of sufficient magnitude to require their interposition….* *However true, therefore, it may be, that the judicial department is, in all questions submitted to it by the forms of the Constitution, to decide in the last resort, this resort must necessarily be deemed the last in relation to the authorities of the other departments of the government; not in relation to the rights of the parties to the constitutional compact, from which the judicial, as well as the other departments, hold their delegated trusts. On any other hypothesis, the delegation of judicial power would annul the authority delegating it; and the concurrence of this department with the others in usurped powers, might subvert forever, and beyond the possible reach of any rightful remedy, the very Constitution which all were instituted to preserve.* These works simply observe the fact that each state was declared a separate nation-state unto itself in 1776, and did not surrender that status via the Constitution in 1787-9.

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i only have one question was he drawing or his friend

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Drawing, wow! Painting, wow! Explanation, wow! This channel, wow!!!

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Wow you make so good videos that children understand the concept very easily

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Good to study easy

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helped me a lot at school. thnx a lot for this vid. im a more visual learner so i like your drawings.

[@oskarrozewicz5576]

A great and very informative video! I don't know why you mention in 1:08 a constitution, though. In the UK there is no such document in the written form and there wasn’t anything resembling one at the time of Magna Carta.

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Awesome

[@liana_hyan]

I love such videos. They are fun to watch, and visualizations make them even more understandable and easy to follow! The reference to Game of Thrones made sense in the context. I never thought about that in that particular way. XD

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Love the Game of Thrones reference! Also great video :D

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Amazing, helped me a lot in the making of an essay! Thanks

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ikr

[@bobbybee2975]

The flaw in democracy is when it includes everyone, not when it excludes some, because democracy in reality/practice is nothing more than the tyranny of the majority.

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Very nice but me have finished this topic in history but it did help thanks

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Thanks for posting! ur video was so helpful for a whole class of students!

[@pwfortner]

Democracy has its dangers. 2 wolves and a sheep deciding what's for dinner....which this addressed but can't be overstated

[@ralphgoodman4670]

hans blixxx No, that's TOTALITARIAN democracy. Under true democracy, the people only own the state-- they don't own the People, who have inalienable rights and freedoms. Remind us again what "freedoms" people have when they're drafted? Or taxed of their private wealth? Yeah... didn't think so. And COMPLETE BULLSHIT. The Constitution created a DIRECT democracy, when the People of each state OVERRULED their governments in order to place themselves in FINAL AUTHORITY. A direct democracy of SEPARATE NATIONS. And no, a direct democracy is not REQUIRED to have people voting on ALL laws; obviously they can APPOINT a republican form of government, but the People will simply be able to OVERRULE it. Like they DID, in 1787. But then, charlatans began re-writing history in order to claim what THIS video pimps-- i.e. that it was a TOTALITARIAN Democracy. This is the LIE which must be opposed. FACT. From Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, writing in the 1798 Kentucky Resolutions: *Resolved_, That the several States composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their General Government; but that, by a compact under the style and title of a Constitution for the United States, and of amendments thereto, they constituted a General Government for special purposes, -- delegated to that government certain definite powers, reserving, each State to itself, the residuary mass of right to their own self-government; and that whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force; that to this compact each State acceded as a State, and is an integral party, its co-States forming, as to itself, the other party: that the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that, as in all other cases of compact among powers having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.* And from James Madison, The Father of the Constitution, writing in the 1800 Report on the Virginia Resolutions: *the term "states" … means the people composing those political societies, in their highest sovereign capacity…. because in that sense the Constitution was submitted to the "states;" in that sense the "states" ratified it; and in that sense of the term "states," they are consequently parties to the compact from which the powers of the federal government result….* *The states, then, being the parties to the constitutional compact, and in their sovereign capacity, it follows of necessity that there can be no tribunal, above their authority, to decide, in the last resort, whether the compact made by them be violated; and consequently, that, as the parties to it, they must themselves decide, in the last resort, such questions as may be of sufficient magnitude to require their interposition….* *However true, therefore, it may be, that the judicial department is, in all questions submitted to it by the forms of the Constitution, to decide in the last resort, this resort must necessarily be deemed the last in relation to the authorities of the other departments of the government; not in relation to the rights of the parties to the constitutional compact, from which the judicial, as well as the other departments, hold their delegated trusts. On any other hypothesis, the delegation of judicial power would annul the authority delegating it; and the concurrence of this department with the others in usurped powers, might subvert forever, and beyond the possible reach of any rightful remedy, the very Constitution which all were instituted to preserve.* These works simply observe the fact that each state was declared a separate nation-state unto itself in 1776, and did not surrender that status via the Constitution in 1787-9.

[@greenherb5154]

If anyone had to watch this video for a assignments your a G 👍👍👍

[@mrilhom337]

"Democracy is all about the money!' That why Churchill said it "The worst form of government"!!!!

[@woof6114]

Well don't we want money, bruh? Or do ya wanna just burn it? 🤨

[@godemperorofmankind3.091]

which he then follows up by saying its the best form of government.

[@chrisvanoosterhout4294]

I don't think I know what you mean

[@hugomuller3990]

i love it such good drawings and good explanation outstanding job

[@htk9334]

you r an amazing artist with good explainer

[@lapinchesaliva167]

Great video, I learned easy with drawings

[@gn6037]

I like this good work by pascal gaggelli

[@MinuteVideosOfficial]

Ambatipudi Krishnakumari We agree and love Pascal as well!!! What other topics do you think Pascal would cover well?

[@hugomuller3990]

yeah

[@dianabenavides8324]

1:09 you can see games of thrones! =) good video, it helped a lot! i'm visual learner

[@taongapatriciangulube9786]

very helpful tanks

[@vineshamistry4738]

Nice video. Very helpful

[@uzairzafar5958]

wow what a good explanation and perfect drawing thnx

[@dannygarcia-puron4147]

I'm still confused......am I this stupid xD

[@jeremybayus7240]

Maybe....XD

[@dannygarcia-puron4147]

Jeremy Bayus 😂😭

[@firstnamelastname4249]

No

[@maryam-official]

Did he actually draw all that-

[@freedom4mealways]

Imperial Democracy and direct democracy often mesh with each other to produce this one result;dictatorship by a ruling class. Imperial Democracy lends itself to laws that are too numerous, lengthy, and complicated. direct democracy lends itself to laws that are too much based on reckless generalizations and simplistic assumptions. The law is too important to be left to "lawyers"! I have stated that in written letters for nearly 30 years. However, only in the last year and a half did I realize that the law should not be left to the "common man". The "common man",while entitled to rights that the Bill of Rights state he or she is entitled to, should not be allowed to vote for candidates for public office en masse. They simply do not have the maturity, the objectivity, the sophistication, the scope, the reasoning ability, nor a basic understanding of proper governance to make a sound choice for a candidate for public office. The "common man" are too often plagued with passions and prejudices and therefore cannot evaluate matters based on pure merit. While obviously poll taxes and competency tests that restrict people from voting should not be allowed because those restrictions promote the highly flawed model of Imperial Democracy, there is only one effective and principled way to implement a proper filtration system. That is public balloting. The people who care about the political process and the general welfare will much more likely embrace the burden of disclosure in order to support transparent governance. This is what the Founding Fathers wanted. We The People should honor their desires.

[@louieharvey67]

anyone here for homework?

[@hollysworld8964]

Poop tastes nice, can anyone give me some poop. I play roblox and I have a gold fidget spinner. Pls help

[@daddylocs6253]

You need a therapist because I think we found the Queen of cringe

[@nanditasarkar1204]

awesome illustrations and good naration

[@lhokutochishichishi5850]

Thank you

[@rachnasharma2419]

Nice

[@ramzanali885]

Nice na

[@surajaswani1346]

Hiiiiii

[@rajatcool83]

kratos.....hmmm...which means......!!!!GOD OF WAR!!!!!

[@MinuteVideosOfficial]

+Rajat cool hmm... Good point.

[@militarymelon69]

?

[@cliocreaney9424]

Rajat cool the greek gods of war are Ares of Mars and Athena or Minerva

[@rajatcool83]

@@cliocreaney9424 yes in real Greek mythology. But I was talking about games hehe

[@somabhattacharjee2910]

Great video

[@lundove]

JUST LOVE IT

[@carolinarosales3586]

that was a good video

[@tiffinyday3855]

I agree with that fat guy at the end of the video! :P

[@kenanalcantara7397]

This video is more talking about a republic than a democracy.

[@sim400]

Directly voted on new rules and laws

[@sonofsamgamgee7037]

Democracy is nothing more than a nine letter word much like the words oligarchy; or commodity; and if you ain't got that "doe ray me"; you will never be able to afford it! In actual fact it is nothing more than an idea; or a "theory" that has yet to come to actual fruition. And those who rule the world know it; and will make damn good and sure that it never does! See: "A Noble Lie"-Plato

[@xidney_]

A true democracy is one where all its citizens vote. The reason democracy in the US is not functioning at its best is because people dont vote, and those who do are generally uneducated, ultimately making the US an oligarchy. Another big contributing factor is that of money. The corruption and red tape is obvious.

[@jeffmoore9487]

the.conservative,timelord: Actually, the people that don't vote are the smart ones, whether they know it or not, they are making a pretty good and practical decision. From the moment that slaveholders acquired the votes (in the Constitution) of the slaves they owned, our "democracy" became largely a fig leaf for profiteers. If voting mattered enough to really move policy, it wouldnt be allowed. It matters just enough that the 2 parties are making it more difficult to vote in their system. They own the voting system, the debate system, and the machines that count the votes. This, in part, explains why the Execs at Wells Fargo will not be facing jail after creating 2 million false bank accounts and credit cards. Money rules, Americans don't rule. Only a protest vote really matters, otherwise your better off to save your energy and organize resistance rather than participate in a fraud.

[@ralphgoodman4670]

the.conservative.timelord "A true democracy is one where all its citizens vote." Vote for what? Grits or chitlins? Even SLAVES got to choose that, so by your definition they were "democratic." A true democracy is one where citizens CONSENT TO THEIR GOVERNMENT-- which Americans do NOT, because we are SLAVES to TOTALITARIAN democracy, which was created by mass-murder and censorship during the Lincoln Administration, to SUPPRESS the fact that the Constitution created a DIRECT democracy, when the People of each state OVERRULED their governments in order to place themselves in FINAL AUTHORITY. A direct democracy of SEPARATE NATIONS. And no, a direct democracy is not REQUIRED to have people voting on ALL laws; obviously they can APPOINT a republican form of government, but the People will simply be able to OVERRULE it. Like they DID, in 1787. But then, charlatans began re-writing history in order to claim what THIS video pimps-- i.e. that it was a TOTALITARIAN Democracy. This is the LIE which must be opposed. FACT. From Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, writing in the 1798 Kentucky Resolutions: *Resolved_, That the several States composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their General Government; but that, by a compact under the style and title of a Constitution for the United States, and of amendments thereto, they constituted a General Government for special purposes, -- delegated to that government certain definite powers, reserving, each State to itself, the residuary mass of right to their own self-government; and that whensoever the General Government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force; that to this compact each State acceded as a State, and is an integral party, its co-States forming, as to itself, the other party: that the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers; but that, as in all other cases of compact among powers having no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.* And from James Madison, The Father of the Constitution, writing in the 1800 Report on the Virginia Resolutions: *the term "states" … means the people composing those political societies, in their highest sovereign capacity…. because in that sense the Constitution was submitted to the "states;" in that sense the "states" ratified it; and in that sense of the term "states," they are consequently parties to the compact from which the powers of the federal government result….* *The states, then, being the parties to the constitutional compact, and in their sovereign capacity, it follows of necessity that there can be no tribunal, above their authority, to decide, in the last resort, whether the compact made by them be violated; and consequently, that, as the parties to it, they must themselves decide, in the last resort, such questions as may be of sufficient magnitude to require their interposition….* *However true, therefore, it may be, that the judicial department is, in all questions submitted to it by the forms of the Constitution, to decide in the last resort, this resort must necessarily be deemed the last in relation to the authorities of the other departments of the government; not in relation to the rights of the parties to the constitutional compact, from which the judicial, as well as the other departments, hold their delegated trusts. On any other hypothesis, the delegation of judicial power would annul the authority delegating it; and the concurrence of this department with the others in usurped powers, might subvert forever, and beyond the possible reach of any rightful remedy, the very Constitution which all were instituted to preserve.* These works simply observe the fact that each state was declared a separate nation-state unto itself in 1776, and did not surrender that status via the Constitution in 1787-9.

[@jeffmoore9487]

Dhi Mancini: You've probably noticed that the two corporate parties run the debates, the polls, get free access to corporate media, and choose candidates in such a way that we never have an opportunity to vote against all the wars, energy policy, banking, arms sales, etc......... We DO get a regular opportunity to vote for people who start wars, do nothing to stem fossil fuel economics, let 10 Americans be evicted while giving trillions to the bankers that evict them, etc.............. Voting so rarely presents viable survivable alternatives that those who don't vote make more sense than those who do. To a large extent voting has become a stamp of approval on our steady destruction. If you don't see an alternative to the destruction of the planet on your ballot, don't vote! We can't go on voting if it just encourages more of what we already suffer from.

[@jeffmoore9487]

​@Random Content Without knowing what country you live in it's hard to say when the right wing governments taking power all over the world will get to your region. Chances are their already there. If not, the whole banking, oil, climate change, and food system is pretty universal anyway. Whether or not your countrymen submit to gun culture is maybe a a few incidents away, if fear takes hold and if the law and order crowd gets the media coverage in response to the fear. The trick is to work to build another world, a democratic world, without corporate dominance. America is the same America that killed off the Indians and invaded 50-60 countries from the late 1800's to today. There have been times (the 30's and 60's) when we showed rationality, but that's not nature of American leadership over the long haul. Trump is a new low, but nothing like the Confederacy. I don't think there's any place on the planet that a way off of the path we're on. Creating democracy is the only alternate path and you see it fighting for space from Tienamen, Arab Spring, Occupy Wall St, and especially in the budding "socialist" movement fighting for a chance in America.

[@Tutorial4view]

61 dislikers are Republicans.

[@Alesedit]

Shai Sabag Hypocritical comment considering democracy got Trump elected and Liberals haven't stopped whining 😂😂😂

[@jipjohn3875]

Islam is based on using the life of Muhammad as a role model. Yet he married the 6 year old child Aisha who he forced to cover up, owned non-Muslim s-e-x-slaves like Maria the Copt, he force-married Safiyya the same day he robbed and killed her "kufir" husband so he could satisfy his "urges", and he married his cousin Zaynab. Today we see Muhammad being copied, in Rotherham and the country wide rape gangs with up to a million "kufar" child victims treated as sex-slaves. We see cousin marriages of 50% and the genetic disease that comes with it. Acid attacks on women to try to make the cover their faces... and the killing of the "Kufir" through Jihad. Can anyone explain why we should respect Muhammad, and his religion of Islam?

[@clarity2199]

Why would Republicans dislike it? He's just stating facts..... o.O

[@joekim3307]

That an NATZIS

[@lucye2972]

Shai Sabag bob

[@lisa686]

the fact that they drew this surprises me T^T

[@stormrider1375]

"This state came into being, and all states come into being through overcoming interests of pure personal will and individual selfishness. Democracy steers recklessly toward placing the individual in the center of everything. In the long run it is impossible to escape the crisis such a conflict will produce." - Adolf Hitler in a April 1939 address

[@jeremybayus7240]

Not my favorite video

[@jeremybayus7240]

@kylie lit Hello to you to.

[@gunterdapenguin5896]

Honestly, this disappointed me, first he said that democracy was the people in power, which is true, but then he added his own twist to the definition by saying "democracy isn't just about voting", democracy isn't about voting, period. Democracy is neither about voting nor freedom or rights, it is simply the people in power, you don't have to be able to vote just as long as the state is in power if the state is made up of people and not just the military. I really think that's an important distinction as technically nazi Germany was a democracy, so is north korea, in Germany the country was run by the nazi party which consisted of everyday people which organized and formed a state, so the people were technically in power. This is why it's important to give the 100% correct definition on democracy, it's not voting, it's not freedom, it's having an organized body/political party of people in power

[@rupeshpatel232297]

I like democracy as well

[@fearlessgeneral120]

Great content thanks