:A form of government in which the people freely govern themselves; where the executive (or administrative) and law-making (or legislative) power is given to persons chosen by the population; the free people. Legal Dictionary http://www.duhaime.org/LegalDictionary/D/Democracy.aspx
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.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/democracyBut then anyone who has witnessed the workings of our Governments in Canada in the past few years, will recognize that we have not been living in a Democratic Society, especially those who live in Alberta, where our Land Owner Rights (as an example) have been dwindling away at a very fast pace, Equal Justice as another example. As all this is by Governments that act on their own with no regard to what the Citizens of
Alberta or Canada have to say, which in turn leads us to another style of Government known as Dictatorship
1.
a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.
2.
absolute, imperious, or overbearing power or control.
There have been many, including Politicians, that use the word Socialist on those who speak up against the actions of our Rights being eroded away for the benefit of Corporations, just as our Environment is suffering for the same reason's:
Definition of Socialism
1
: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2
a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3
: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done
via http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialismA vast majority of Canadians and Albertans have increasingly stated that our Governments are Puppets of a puppet master, some are under the impression that we are controlled by U.S & other foreign influences , while others claim it to be Corporate interests(possibly all of the above), especially in Alberta where it seems that Large Corporations dealing in Energy , like Oil , Electricity , even our water is who pulls the strings of the present Alberta Government.
Puppet Governments:
A government that is under the control of another power.
| puppet government - a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/puppet+governmentFascism: a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism. |
Seems what really have is a cross between Dictatorship, Socialist & Puppet Governments and Fascism as there is no evidence of Democracy in this country, under our present Leading Political Parties.
