Sunday, July 1, 2007
Is Carbon Fiber Rods Flexible?
begin by expressing my doxa with a statement: Democracy is dying but hide behind hypocritical mantle of "good health" that they present the mass media.
To support my words I'm going to be based on a practical example and recent elections for head of government in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Clarín entitled: "Of course opposition victory: Macri swept Capital", The Nation: "Double drop Kirchner: Macri won in the capital and in Tierra del Fuego, ARI", page 12: "Large capital triumph Macri, fever yellow. " In any covers of the three leading newspapers, indicate that "[the election result] represents not only the lowest rate of voters in all elections for head of government had so far, but also lower presidential election or to any legislation since the re-vote in 1983. "The above quotation comes from an article site Lavaca 1.
Contrast the "Macri swept capital" Clarín with the number of votes obtained Macri of 39.10%. But how, if at all sides said Macri won with 60% of the vote? Twister presentation data, in fact that 60% "overwhelming" is the percentage of votes obtained in the positive votes Macri (Ni missing or blank or contested, etc.) actually people who chose one or the other candidate was only 63% of all standard 2. Subtleties: Is the same as saying that Macri won with 60% (without clarifying that it is positive votes) said that Macri won with 39.10% of the total votes of the electoral roll? Obviously not, that the latter would say that democracy is in deep trouble, because if one feels represented 39% and 61% non-represented (the sum of those who voted Filmus, 24%, and those that did not vote, or voted blank, contested, and so on. , 37%) would be talking about something that goes against the principles of our political system or is not about doing what the majority wants? Is it "democratic" Macri comes to power with only 39% of the vote? Why newspapers say Argentinos Macri's victory was overwhelming? Leaving
numbers, what interests me is to show how democracy is being transformed into a game in which citizens increasingly participate less (we do not know, we are not interested, etc.) And politicians / businessmen decide (they fight) each other to see who gets the power, a power that emanates from the citizenship, but that seems not to claim citizenship.
What to do? My humble opinion is that the only option we have is the no-vote (not to vote, vote, white, etc.). massive 3 to democratically say that democracy is in very poor condition , and so once the conflict is raised, look for a way out. Remember, if you are not the problem can not see a solution ...
What do you think?
What do you think?
Damian Mercuri
1 official data are available on the following link: http://www.eleccionesba07.com.ar/paginas2/Dat01/f_top01.htm
2 Item Link: http://lavaca.org/seccion/actualidad/1/1559.shtml
3 On this latter view of no valid vote is clear that a statement is not capricious and has a reason and a justification. In a future article will delve on the subject.
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