Extreme Democracy

Forbidden Nights , is a movie about Judith Shapiro's life and Chinese students struggle for democracy at Tiamen Square (1 answer)

I'm looking for an old movie staring Melissa Gilbert name Forbidden Nights( Lifetime) . She plays Judith Shapiro, a graduate student from Berkeley that takes a position as a teacher in China right before the struggle for Democracy at Tianamen Square. Do anyone know where I can find the movie on either VHS or DVD

Does music get any more extreme than grind/death metallers Dying Fetus? (1 answer)

I guess this will lead to a discussion, of whats extreme. GG Allin was extreme, but his music wasn't as extreme as some of the death metal bands out there.

Does it matter to anyone if they live in a democracy? (2 answers)

I hope to pitch this question in the right manner: I'm not saying that it isn't important what type of government you spend your life living "under." I think it does matter. All you have to do is learn something about being subjected to a dictatorship to see that things get ugly quickly when people speak up or speak out. But I can very well imagine going through life keeping my mouth shut. I'm not so sure I'd lose anything by doing so. So, here's the question: How important is it to you that you speak out or speak up and that other people acknowledge your opinions and judgments about matters? I'm guessing that a lot of people could live quite happily without every voicing or sharing an opinion about anything. In that case, if that is so, then we really can't claim that democracy makes life better for everyone who lives in a democracy.