What is democracy?

Submitted by jerri i (United States), Jul 30, 2013 at 22:19

A democracy is a system in which the winners of elections has respect for and protects the losers. A parliamentary system is one in which the winners do what they want to the losers. A democratic parliamentary system is one in which the winners have respect for and protect the losers.In a democracy people have a right to express their opinions without fear of oppression from authorities (the winners).

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