#Democracy

JamesInTurkey.com

jamesinturkey

We relentlessly plough on with Twitter's search for its favourite Turkish political party logo, beginning with:Republican People's Party (CHP) six arrowsor Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) water droplet? Republican People's

Michael McFaul

McFaul

Who made these statements about democracy, human rights, and freedom in China? Trump, Obama, or Bush? THREAD 1/ "And that is why America will always speak out for these core

Ali Velshi

AliVelshi

1/12Thursday, Nov. 19, was the 157th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. At only 275 words, it’s widely considered one of the greatest political speeches ever given. In it, Lincoln emphasized

Hongli Lai

honglilai

1/ The media is currently full of articles that are painting this narrative: China has taken over Hong Kong, HK has lost freedom. This is a deliberate distortion of the

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

Calling people ugly names is generally a bad idea.I tweeted something yesterday that needs clarification.Will attach in the next tweet . . .1/https://twitter.com/alexwritesloud/status/1305339440349536257 Here's what I said:I don't r

Scribulatora

Scribulatora

I'm blocking the next person who suggests that my opposition to PR is because I "want a dictatorship" or that "Canada is not a democracy".You people need to accept that

Barack Obama

BarackObama

Today is the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act––one of the crowning achievements of our democracy. But once the Supreme Court weakened it, some state legislatures unleashed a flood

Phil

DrSchwitters

Interesting thread.The thing is, democracy is fragile; democratic structures need work to keep them going. Let them wither (or kill them outright) and people forget they were ever there; they

Sean Jones QC

seanjonesqc

Brexit. What’s going on and what’s going to happen? A thread. /1 Famously, the British were not much bothered by the EU until suddenly they were. A lot of effort

Animal Welfare 24/7

animalwelfare24

What if? What if the people who actually wrote your guide books modified them hundreds of years after their original author died to include mandates to be passive in the

States of Change

States_Change

Traditional democracy has not delivered on its promises. How can you reengage citizens and empower them to co-create their communities? With @States_change favourite @PantheaLee!https://creativebureaucracy.org/program/festival-2020/new-form

Governor Tony Evers

GovEvers

Although I remain deeply concerned about the public health implications of voting in-person today, I am overwhelmed by the bravery, resilience, and heroism of those who are defending our democracy

Trisha Shetty

TrishaBShetty

When world’s largest democracy, w/largest youth population, is being actively debased & in grave crisis - flaunting one’s status as “apolitical” isn’t a badge of honour. It’s disrespectful to minorities

Ali Velshi

AliVelshi

1/8Mike Pence is the 48th Vice President, the 2nd highest office in the U.S. executive branch. He’s also the Senate president, with the authority to cast the tie-breaking vote. That’s

Amaan

amaanbali

And this is how they mock the killing of innocents in Kashmir. I have raised red flags about the security situation of democratic workers & how they are prime targets

John Opdycke

jbopdycke

1/7 @nytdavidbrooks writes brilliantly today about the crumbling of our capacity to see and promote the common good.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/opinion/coronavirus-july-4.html 2/7 Brooks blames individualism, atomization, the erosion