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Democracy is…A Lot of Comments

— By Tanya Brothen, 1 July 2009

Ever since the Democracy Video Challenge announced this year’s winners, online buzz about the contest has continued to grow. There was Newsweek’s Generation O blog post, which commented on the different styles of the winning videos, the My Republica story about Nepalese winner Tsering Choden, and the Associated Foreign Press piece that provided a helpful overview of the contest.

In addition to all that, YouTube featured the Democracy Video Challenge on its homepage. Here on By the People we had a guest post from Zambia that cheered the country’s hometown winter, Chansa Tembo.

Some of my favorite buzz has come from the Democracy Video Challenge’s YouTube page. Comments on winning videos and the montage video that highlights all 18 finalists have been exciting to read. Here’s a sampling of what people are saying:

TheGranule says: Read the Federalists Papers and the US constitution, also de Toqueville. All the great arguments for the various types of democracy are explored by great minds.

murkmumba says: we need democracy

ackbarkazar says: i really cant stand democracy i takes way too long to get anything across let alone done…

strongmad86 says: my democracy doesn’t let me do alot of things i want to do

asthenia166 says: we people as a whole, every one of us needs to stand together, and take the power back.

kronoff317 says: Democracy is where 51% can enslave 49% of the other people.

And lastly,

kangurupt says: democracy is a bless for all human beings!

You can watch the videos, read more comments, and add your own thoughts on the Democracy Video Challenge YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/DemocracyChallenge
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Voting Starts Today for the Democracy Video Challenge

— By Tanya Brothen, 15 May 2009

The Democracy Video Challenge asked people around the world to create short videos completing the phrase, “Democracy is…” Over 900 contestants from 95 countries answered the call! Now it’s your turn to choose the winners.

Voting begins today and ends on June 15th. You can watch the videos and vote for your favorite on YouTube.

Also, be sure to check out today’s post on CitizenTube to read what YouTube’s bloggers think about the Democracy Video Challenge.

When all of your votes have been counted, six video producers - one from each region of the world - will win an all-expense-paid trip in September to New York, Washington and Hollywood. Their future is in your hands!
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