Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
Elections aren't just about who votes but who doesn't vote.
Being adequately informed is a democratic duty, just as the vote is a democratic right. A misinformed electorate, voting without knowledge, is not a true democracy.
However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.
I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.
The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
Democracy literally means the power of people. Democracy is not about politics, it is about the people.
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
If you can't put your values into your vote, we don't have a democracy.