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Monday, August 20, 2007
A Democracy and a Republic
The word Democracy as defined by Yahoo’s online dictionary:
de mo’ cra cy: noun
1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
4. Majority rule.
5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.
while Yahoo’s definition of Republic…
reh pub’ lic: noun
1.
a. A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president.
b. A nation that has such a political order.
2.
a. A political order within which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them.
b. A nation that has such a political order.
3. often Republic A specific republican government of a nation: the Fourth Republic of France.
4. An autonomous or partially autonomous political and territorial unit belonging to a sovereign federation.
5. A group of people working as equals in the same sphere or field: the republic of letters.
Webster’s online dictionary defines Democracy as…
1a: government by the people; especially : rule of the majority
b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.
2.: a political unit that has a democratic government
3. capitalized : the principles and policies of the Democratic party in the United States
4.: the common people especially when constituting the source of political authority.
5.: the absence of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions or privileges.
and Webster’s Republic states…
1a (1) : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president (2) : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government
b. (1) : a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law. (2): a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government.
c.: a usually specified republican government of a political unit <>
2.: a body of persons freely engaged in a specified activity <>
3.: a constituent political and territorial unit of the former nations of Czechoslovakia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or Yugoslavia
The differences between them are a little convoluted and we’ll investigate, but first of all, Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is more thorough; Yahoo is with a few less descriptions and examples. As an online provider’s pocket resource, though, it is easy for the websurfer to access it so many more people look to it than search for the Webster’s.
We wonder who has the final say as to what is given in their publication as the definition of these words: Democracy and Republic.
This began on the front page of Bill Quinn’s webpage, Democracy Now.com. Bill’s first primary theme is the present government we have isn’t accountable enough and is a “puppet” of corporations and powerful, rich individuals. I felt compelled to explore the differences between the two types of governments. As you know, we presently have and have always had a Republic.
I found out along the way, though, that there is also spin in each publication’s definition. Since Yahoo came long after Merriam-Webster, it’s fair to say Yahoo included what they wanted from their predecessor’s definition, and omitted what they didn’t want.
Take for example that in a Democracy both list “supreme power” is held by “ elected representatives…of the common people”. Majority Rule is in both.
When defining Republic, both said “ Heads of state are not monarchs and in modern times are usually Presidents” Both definitions state the “supreme power… is a body of citizens entitled to vote…for elected officials and representatives who are responsible to them”. Both also use the same example: “…French Fourth Republic”.
What’s different is what is interesting and shows Yahoo’s liberal spin.
In Yahoo’s definition of Democracy, they include as a final definition “principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community”…nothing about that in Webster.
Yahoo also leaves out (and you shouldn’t be surprised):
“…the absense of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions and privelege” when defining Democracy. Whenever I look at representatives I see the privileged, spoiled, greedy life-long politicians too invested in their re-elections…on both sides of the isle!
Interesting also is Yahoo’s descriptive choices for Republics, terming them “…a political order” and offering only two definitions, leaving out several more definitions according to Merriam-Webster.
Dropped from the end of the similar “…body of citizens entitled to vote…elect representatives to govern according to the “rule of law”.
What, isn’t “rule of law” important enough to include in their definition?
With present day immigration issues, “rule of law” is a battle cry for anti-illegal immigration. No surprise Yahoo doesn’t give any un-needed additional traction to that tenet by including it.
You’ll also notice that Yahoo made no attempt to copy Merriam-Webster’s final definition of a Republic, which cited three examples of former oppressive regime’s who have fractured into Republics.
I, of course, consider Merriam-Webster’s definition to be accurate, without fluff, without bias either left or right in political ideology. Yahoo, on the other hand has liberal trappings and lies by omission.
All of this is important because we don’t see these liberal leanings when we go about our day to day lives. We contact sources and take visual and mental stimulus from outlets of all kinds, and in our modern world, the leftist spin permeates so many things as my above example shows.
Day after day, when we are bombarded by this liberalism, the “common man”, which means women too, are taught that this is the proper, “accepted” philosophy held by the vast majority. People tend to do what they’re told, and as a certain neo-conservative talk show host likes to term them, can be regarded as “sheeple”. Don’t let this sickness creep into your life. We should always reward hard work and entrepreneurial spirit.
It is essential to aid in our country’s survival.
Katykarter ¶ 9:11 PM 0 comments
The word Democracy as defined by Yahoo’s online dictionary:
de mo’ cra cy: noun
1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
4. Majority rule.
5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.
while Yahoo’s definition of Republic…
reh pub’ lic: noun
1.
a. A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president.
b. A nation that has such a political order.
2.
a. A political order within which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them.
b. A nation that has such a political order.
3. often Republic A specific republican government of a nation: the Fourth Republic of France.
4. An autonomous or partially autonomous political and territorial unit belonging to a sovereign federation.
5. A group of people working as equals in the same sphere or field: the republic of letters.
Webster’s online dictionary defines Democracy as…
1a: government by the people; especially : rule of the majority
b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.
2.: a political unit that has a democratic government
3. capitalized : the principles and policies of the Democratic party in the United States
4.: the common people especially when constituting the source of political authority.
5.: the absence of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions or privileges.
and Webster’s Republic states…
1a (1) : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president (2) : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government
b. (1) : a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law. (2): a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government.
c.: a usually specified republican government of a political unit <>
2.: a body of persons freely engaged in a specified activity <>
3.: a constituent political and territorial unit of the former nations of Czechoslovakia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or Yugoslavia
The differences between them are a little convoluted and we’ll investigate, but first of all, Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is more thorough; Yahoo is with a few less descriptions and examples. As an online provider’s pocket resource, though, it is easy for the websurfer to access it so many more people look to it than search for the Webster’s.
We wonder who has the final say as to what is given in their publication as the definition of these words: Democracy and Republic.
This began on the front page of Bill Quinn’s webpage, Democracy Now.com. Bill’s first primary theme is the present government we have isn’t accountable enough and is a “puppet” of corporations and powerful, rich individuals. I felt compelled to explore the differences between the two types of governments. As you know, we presently have and have always had a Republic.
I found out along the way, though, that there is also spin in each publication’s definition. Since Yahoo came long after Merriam-Webster, it’s fair to say Yahoo included what they wanted from their predecessor’s definition, and omitted what they didn’t want.
Take for example that in a Democracy both list “supreme power” is held by “ elected representatives…of the common people”. Majority Rule is in both.
When defining Republic, both said “ Heads of state are not monarchs and in modern times are usually Presidents” Both definitions state the “supreme power… is a body of citizens entitled to vote…for elected officials and representatives who are responsible to them”. Both also use the same example: “…French Fourth Republic”.
What’s different is what is interesting and shows Yahoo’s liberal spin.
In Yahoo’s definition of Democracy, they include as a final definition “principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community”…nothing about that in Webster.
Yahoo also leaves out (and you shouldn’t be surprised):
“…the absense of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions and privelege” when defining Democracy. Whenever I look at representatives I see the privileged, spoiled, greedy life-long politicians too invested in their re-elections…on both sides of the isle!
Interesting also is Yahoo’s descriptive choices for Republics, terming them “…a political order” and offering only two definitions, leaving out several more definitions according to Merriam-Webster.
Dropped from the end of the similar “…body of citizens entitled to vote…elect representatives to govern according to the “rule of law”.
What, isn’t “rule of law” important enough to include in their definition?
With present day immigration issues, “rule of law” is a battle cry for anti-illegal immigration. No surprise Yahoo doesn’t give any un-needed additional traction to that tenet by including it.
You’ll also notice that Yahoo made no attempt to copy Merriam-Webster’s final definition of a Republic, which cited three examples of former oppressive regime’s who have fractured into Republics.
I, of course, consider Merriam-Webster’s definition to be accurate, without fluff, without bias either left or right in political ideology. Yahoo, on the other hand has liberal trappings and lies by omission.
All of this is important because we don’t see these liberal leanings when we go about our day to day lives. We contact sources and take visual and mental stimulus from outlets of all kinds, and in our modern world, the leftist spin permeates so many things as my above example shows.
Day after day, when we are bombarded by this liberalism, the “common man”, which means women too, are taught that this is the proper, “accepted” philosophy held by the vast majority. People tend to do what they’re told, and as a certain neo-conservative talk show host likes to term them, can be regarded as “sheeple”. Don’t let this sickness creep into your life. We should always reward hard work and entrepreneurial spirit.
It is essential to aid in our country’s survival.
Katykarter ¶ 9:11 PM 0 comments
