Comments on: Civics session at work - Frightening ! http://www.laurentk.com/2008/01/civics-session-at-work-frightening/ about everything, and especially the rest Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:02:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Pages tagged "frightening" http://www.laurentk.com/2008/01/civics-session-at-work-frightening/#comment-19 Pages tagged "frightening" Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:11:42 +0000 http://www.laurentk.com/2008/01/civics-session-at-work-frightening/#comment-19 [...] bookmarks tagged frightening Civics session at work - Frightening ! saved by 5 others     FernPreston1990 bookmarked on 01/28/08 | [...] […] bookmarks tagged frightening Civics session at work - Frightening ! saved by 5 others     FernPreston1990 bookmarked on 01/28/08 | […]

]]> By: Laurent Kretz http://www.laurentk.com/2008/01/civics-session-at-work-frightening/#comment-10 Laurent Kretz Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:35:47 +0000 http://www.laurentk.com/2008/01/civics-session-at-work-frightening/#comment-10 At least in countries with direct presidential elections (vs indirect elections as in the USA), you get what you asked for - wether it's a program or .... a look (sic). Here, we're electing the most powerful man in the world ... I sometimes think that the greeks were right when they only allowed the "civic-ly" educated athenians to go vote on the Agora ;-) At least in countries with direct presidential elections (vs indirect elections as in the USA), you get what you asked for - wether it’s a program or …. a look (sic).

Here, we’re electing the most powerful man in the world …

I sometimes think that the greeks were right when they only allowed the “civic-ly” educated athenians to go vote on the Agora ;-)

]]> By: Miki http://www.laurentk.com/2008/01/civics-session-at-work-frightening/#comment-9 Miki Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:37:45 +0000 http://www.laurentk.com/2008/01/civics-session-at-work-frightening/#comment-9 I don't want to be the typical French anti-American, but welcome to the USA! I guess the problem is the same in any developped country, people just don't understand how their country is politically structured. Just go ask people in France why they voted for Sarkozy... You would probably get a lot of "because he looks young and dynamic". They absolutely don't know what his programme is and political preferences are often based on the sympathy for the candidate. So in a more objective way I would say "welcome to the civilized world" ;) I don’t want to be the typical French anti-American, but welcome to the USA!
I guess the problem is the same in any developped country, people just don’t understand how their country is politically structured. Just go ask people in France why they voted for Sarkozy… You would probably get a lot of “because he looks young and dynamic”. They absolutely don’t know what his programme is and political preferences are often based on the sympathy for the candidate. So in a more objective way I would say “welcome to the civilized world” ;)

]]> By: Politics » Civics session at work - Frightening ! http://www.laurentk.com/2008/01/civics-session-at-work-frightening/#comment-7 Politics » Civics session at work - Frightening ! Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:19:20 +0000 http://www.laurentk.com/2008/01/civics-session-at-work-frightening/#comment-7 [...] Laurent Kretz wrote an interesting post today on Civics session at work - Frightening !Here’s a quick excerptThis morning, we were discussing politics during coffee - and I guess this will be my daily bread for the next 8 months…. [...] […] Laurent Kretz wrote an interesting post today on Civics session at work - Frightening !Here’s a quick excerptThis morning, we were discussing politics during coffee - and I guess this will be my daily bread for the next 8 months…. […]

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