Northern Virginia, UK, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya
Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 9:19AM What do all these things have in common?
Nothing at first glance. But, these are all places where everyday, common citizens, you know - The People - are taking democracy into their own hands. Too much power has accumulated in the hands of the wealthy and the influential, to the detrement of all.
You can call it The Green Party, UKuncut, USuncut, The January 25th movement, whatever. It has different names in different places, but desire is the same: democracy, fairness, equality, and accountability.
I was recently contacted by a friend from Canada on Twitter, and her suggestion was to build a non-partisan site focussed on moderate left politics in Canada, the US, and the UK - to build a place where we could learn, suppport, and succeed together.
I'm all for it.
I'm in.
Are you?
Reader Comments (2)
I think that is a great idea. If we compared our country to some others, we might find just how far behind we are. Maybe even include some countries with women leaders, their functionality of government, and evolution of the country.
Great point! The US really needs a mirror sometimes in order to examine our own democracy.