Comments on: A liberal view of democracy and freedom of expression

By: martin borg

martin borg — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:15:19 +0000

In reply to Francis Saliba MD. @Francis saliba MD. Agree with you hundred and fifty per cent. Therefore I expect you and Joe Muscat to respect the rights of immigrants too. Now there's a minority if ever I saw one.

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:34:55 +0000

True democracy is rule according to the will of the majority with true respect for the rights of the minority. Some people think mistakenly that respecting the rights of minorities means rule according to the will of minorities.

By: Calculator

Calculator — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 05:51:04 +0000

In reply to Natalie. Good point. Personally I think we should have some form of introductory course on the EU (how many people are equating the ECHR to the EU?) and civic responsibility & democracy, both being compulsory.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:38:55 +0000

There’s democracy for you: if you have the support of the majority behind you, you may speak, if not, shut the hell up.

I’ve been thinking, the difficulty in understanding what democracy really means starts in our schools. I remember being taught that democracy is the rule of the majority. I had to fill in the gaps myself by observation and plenty of reading.

By: J Abela

J Abela — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:22:30 +0000

Then, with his reasoning, the Labour Party has been idly chattering for the best part of 26 years.