Democracy through My Eyes
Lidia-Lithuania
Democracy is many things. It is a form of
governance, alifestyle, the way towards the
result, and more and more things. I mostly
experience democracy in school. For example: I
vote for the new president of the school; together
with class I choose date of a test. I also face
democracy at home when with family I choose
what to eat, what to do and so on.
I think that the key feature of democracy is
equality. Democratic equality is when everybody
has same rights and responsibilities despite their
gender, religion, race, homeland and when
community helps the weaker ones who need
support, such as the disabled, elderlies,
children…
Being a Young Citizen
The real democracy in my experience was when the whole
eTwinning space decided that we should have meetings.
As a young citizen, I have the right to have a job, but my
responsibility is to attend school, to do to work on time
and not to break any rules. As a young citizen, I have to
love nature. I can fight against global threats by love of
nature. I can plant trees, stop wasting water, protect
animals and the environment. At my age, there isn‟t much
I can do to be a democratic actor, but I can show my
interest in the political actions.
We face democracy in our daily lives: at home, outdoors,
at school, on social networks. For example, at school,
when we discuss with the class where we are going on an
excursion, we each make our suggestions and then choose
the best offer. My rights and responsibilities as a young
citizen are: the right to choose, the duty to study, the right
to express my opinion, the right to be free. To be an active
citizen of democracy, you must first want to do good
deeds, be a visible and active citizen, and follow
responsibilities and rules.
Viktorija-Lithuania
If you want to be active democratic actor,
you need to participate in charity events,
protests, flashmobs…In short, don‟t miss
peaceful, community events where ideas for a
better life are suggested.Take an interest in
community issues, try to solve them, don‟t be
afraid to say what you think.Also foster
democratic dialogue. To do it, you need to be
polite, understanding, open-minded, patient and
tolerant. Keep in mind that all decisions can be
correct, don‟t judge them, think twice. Don‟t
forget about laws standards of conduct too. Then
you can confidently say “I am active democratic
actor”.
It is also super important to have debating
society because if nobody debated, voted or
discussed the things, we would live in chaos
without any laws and order. There never would
exist common solution. We would become a
bunch of fighting individuals. This is how I
understand Democracy
This is how I understand Democracy.
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