TotalyMeow wrote:[
No, a few people try to use the word democracy to stand for a vague ideology that is whatever they want it to mean at the time.
Sorry, but that is agitation.
I think, association of Rule-of-Law, participation, elections and so on with "democracy", are wide common. These things are the reason, why people in totalitarian states demand democracy (at least sometimes).
I could agree (like above), when someone reduces it on the system of government (in terms of the HowToElect and HowToDecide) and means, it transports no values at all.
But if you consider democracy as vehicle of values, it is pretty clear, that these values are well known. Maybe vague. But well known.
Not usable for this-today-and-that-tomorrow.
Most of these values are even included in the system of government itself.