Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:09 pm
Erolz, I am afraid you are the one who is perverting the meaning of democracy.
What I want for Cyprus is what exists in all other democratic countries in the world. What you demand for Cyprus exists in which country? (maybe Bosnia?)
Here is a definition of the way I, and all democratic countries realize democracy:
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/w ... hatdm2.htm
From where do you get your version of "democracy"? From What Mr X and Ms. Y wrote in 1986 and you adopted it since it suits you?
To bring your irrelevant example of males/females and movies into the real world, would that mean than in your version of "democracy", if 1/10th of the population are Nazis, that half of the time (or even 1/10th of the time) the Nazis should rule the country? In Cyprus 1/3rd of Cypriots are communists. Should we have communism half or one third of the time? Sorry mate, but your version of "democracy" exists in no country for a good reason.
Yes, the desires of the minorities should be considered and accommodated if possible, but this doesn't mean that a minority has the right to stop perfectly democratic decisions that violate the rights of no one, to be taken.
What I want for Cyprus is what exists in all other democratic countries in the world. What you demand for Cyprus exists in which country? (maybe Bosnia?)
Here is a definition of the way I, and all democratic countries realize democracy:
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/w ... hatdm2.htm
THE PILLARS OF DEMOCRACY
* Sovereignty of the people.
* Government based upon consent of the governed.
* Majority rule.
* Minority rights.
* Guarantee of basic human rights.
* Free and fair elections.
* Equality before the law.
* Due process of law.
* Constitutional limits on government.
* Social, economic, and political pluralism.
* Values of tolerance, pragmatism, cooperation, and compromise.
These elements define the fundamental elements of all modern democracies, no matter how varied in history, culture, and economy. Despite their enormous differences as nations and societies, the essential elements of constitutional government--majority rule coupled with individual and minority rights, and the rule of law--can be found in Canada and Costa Rica, France and Botswana, Japan and India.
From where do you get your version of "democracy"? From What Mr X and Ms. Y wrote in 1986 and you adopted it since it suits you?
To bring your irrelevant example of males/females and movies into the real world, would that mean than in your version of "democracy", if 1/10th of the population are Nazis, that half of the time (or even 1/10th of the time) the Nazis should rule the country? In Cyprus 1/3rd of Cypriots are communists. Should we have communism half or one third of the time? Sorry mate, but your version of "democracy" exists in no country for a good reason.
Yes, the desires of the minorities should be considered and accommodated if possible, but this doesn't mean that a minority has the right to stop perfectly democratic decisions that violate the rights of no one, to be taken.