From a very early age, we learned that in order to participate in any game (sports, cards, chess or checkers etc), we needed to know how to play the game. Know the rules, know the boundaries and know how to keep score. We understood that we could not win every time we played and that was OK.
Democracy, for the United States, is thought to be the fundamental reason for this country’s existence, with its freedoms but, it has a “game” that hardly any of us truly understands.
A few months back, we had the opportunity attend a conference at Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, Arizona State University (CSRD – ASU) where our understanding of Democracy and what it meant was challenged. What follows is a short film that illustrates the diversity of thought on the question, “What is Democracy?”.
This short is eligible for the People’s Choice Award which is determined by public vote. Click here if you would like to vote for this film.
