http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/12/12/internet-weakens-democracy/ Thoughts from the Internet and Democracy Project team at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:33:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/12/12/internet-weakens-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-14370 Internet & Democracy Blog » Morozov: The Internet No Democratic Cure Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:13:42 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=330#comment-14370 [...] to this is a corollary point, and one which I previously discussed in connection to a paper Morozov wrote for the Open Society Institute. The Web contains as much [...] [...] to this is a corollary point, and one which I previously discussed in connection to a paper Morozov wrote for the Open Society Institute. The Web contains as much [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/12/12/internet-weakens-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-4134 Does Internet weaken democracy?-Internet & Democracy « FACT - Freedom Against Censorship Thailand Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:14:57 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=330#comment-4134 [...] Internet Weakens Democracy? Internet & Democracy: December 12, [...] [...] Internet Weakens Democracy? Internet & Democracy: December 12, [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/12/12/internet-weakens-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-4037 Matthew Steven Carlos Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:24:47 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=330#comment-4037 There is a prior question, infrequently asked: 'Is democracy good'. It was seriously considered by the Framers of the American constitution, whom along with theorists from Plato to Thomas Hobbes and Jose Ortega y Gasset answered 'no'. Fareed Zakaria is among the few today who are examining this important question, and a weak version of the argument against democracy is found in his book 'The Future of Freedom' (New York: W.W.Norton, 2003). His rendition of the case pivots upon the distinction of constitutional liberty versus democracy - and he concludes that democracy is dangerous, especially for emerging political entities. Based upon historical examples, from the Roman Empire through Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution the lesson is drawn that democracy and liberty are independent of one another - and that liberty is more vital to successful, prosperous and peaceful society. Democracy ends up undermining liberty, and reduces civilisation to mere fulfilment of desire. It is an analysis Alain Badiou (emeritus chair of the philosophy department at the Ecole Normale Superieure) echoed in the preface to the 2005 English translation of his book 'Being and Event': "On the one hand, domination public opinion, one had 'democracy'- in its entirely corrupt representative and electoral form ...". There is a prior question, infrequently asked: ‘Is democracy good’. It was seriously considered by the Framers of the American constitution, whom along with theorists from Plato to Thomas Hobbes and Jose Ortega y Gasset answered ‘no’. Fareed Zakaria is among the few today who are examining this important question, and a weak version of the argument against democracy is found in his book ‘The Future of Freedom’ (New York: W.W.Norton, 2003). His rendition of the case pivots upon the distinction of constitutional liberty versus democracy – and he concludes that democracy is dangerous, especially for emerging political entities. Based upon historical examples, from the Roman Empire through Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution the lesson is drawn that democracy and liberty are independent of one another – and that liberty is more vital to successful, prosperous and peaceful society. Democracy ends up undermining liberty, and reduces civilisation to mere fulfilment of desire. It is an analysis Alain Badiou (emeritus chair of the philosophy department at the Ecole Normale Superieure) echoed in the preface to the 2005 English translation of his book ‘Being and Event’: “On the one hand, domination public opinion, one had ‘democracy’- in its entirely corrupt representative and electoral form …”.

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