But with freedom comes responsibilities: the responsibility to be informed, to participate in government, to vote, to uphold the laws, to pay taxes....
I think many people think democracy is only about freedom - their freedom. Freedom to have whatever they want, when they want it, just for the asking. They forget about the responsibility bit.
Quebec Students riot
In Canada this winter and spring, we have watched young and not so young Quebecois strike and protest about tuition increases. At least that is how it started. Now it seems to be about everything. The other night, I heard on the news, a young man say "it was about democracy." I wonder what democracy he was talking about. The majority of the people of Quebec may beg to differ about his notion of democracy.
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