We've heard a lot of talk, particularly recently, about democracy, but what does it actually mean? Is it simply one man/woman, one vote or is it more than that? Does it involve the fourth estate and media freedom – so where does the Murdoch Empire fit into that? Is a simple arithmetical first past the post truly democracy? In the UK there have been many elections when the first past the post has had far fewer votes than the other candidates combined, so is that democracy? Does it really provide a majority and a mandate?
I am not talking specifically about the recent referendum, but that is also relevant; I am wondering about our concept of democracy. I am curious about how other people feel about this much bandy about word/concept.
Does Israel want full scale war in the Middle East?