tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post3163267351176673044..comments2023-09-13T17:17:19.920+05:30Comments on Nona's Pensieve: Price of DemocracyNonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-51761288904935021262011-10-21T15:04:24.489+05:302011-10-21T15:04:24.489+05:30@Toward Harmony - Thanks for dropping by. Yes, the...@Toward Harmony - Thanks for dropping by. Yes, the conversation covered the allotted air time for candidates. That is why I think too much of money is spent in making sure the democracy is working fine!Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-37772261860220761762011-10-21T14:31:11.342+05:302011-10-21T14:31:11.342+05:30The French monitor it very closely.
They start a s...The French monitor it very closely.<br />They start a special service which monitors how much TV time each of the candidates gets. So a bunch of people watch TV channels all day and monitor how much TV time each candidate gets.<br />A friend of mine worked there for the previous elections.<br /><br />Nice post.Towards Harmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503173128375138528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-50154553196543105932011-10-21T09:26:07.752+05:302011-10-21T09:26:07.752+05:30@Satish - Thanks for the comment.@Satish - Thanks for the comment.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-8462316484497499702011-10-21T08:18:57.267+05:302011-10-21T08:18:57.267+05:30Very good post Nona. There are different models ov...Very good post Nona. There are different models over the world to minimise the negative role of money in elections, the most ineffective being in India (cap on expenses). I hope the electoral reforms Anna, and because of him the Government, is talking about address this issue properly...Satish Mutatkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991121115414085638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-69892919432918286782011-10-20T19:56:07.426+05:302011-10-20T19:56:07.426+05:30@Impulse Team - Thanks for the invite. I will drop...@Impulse Team - Thanks for the invite. I will drop in by your site to check out how I can be of any service.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-65906058525950365332011-10-20T18:54:39.802+05:302011-10-20T18:54:39.802+05:30Hi
We have browsed through your personal blog and...Hi<br /><br />We have browsed through your personal blog and found out that you are a very good writer. We hereby invite you to be an author at Impulse, the leading online magazine of India.<br />For details, see: http://impulse.org.in/rules/<br /><br />regardsimpulsehttp://impulse.org.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-91313956744541918262011-10-19T08:49:12.492+05:302011-10-19T08:49:12.492+05:30@LifeUnordinary - Thanks for dropping by. :)@LifeUnordinary - Thanks for dropping by. :)Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-34847085818953857432011-10-19T06:32:36.350+05:302011-10-19T06:32:36.350+05:30My sis lives and works in Paris and would probably...My sis lives and works in Paris and would probably agree with ya!Life Unordinaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500378311526554168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-85465362348240036312011-10-19T02:38:12.982+05:302011-10-19T02:38:12.982+05:30@Bhupendra - Thanks for dropping by. :) You are ta...@Bhupendra - Thanks for dropping by. :) You are talking about means of recovery through corruption. I'm talking about being reimbursed with no corruption involved. Two different things. The price we pay is for electing them! The price French way is for ensuring democracy!Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-19145029633199394752011-10-19T02:25:39.092+05:302011-10-19T02:25:39.092+05:30in India, the winners(and mostly losers too ) reco...in India, the winners(and mostly losers too ) recovers their money on their own ( with good returns ,billions ) spent during their campaign, soon after the election gets over and so we pay the price of living in world's largest, sick, wildlife democracy :)dbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936460947300170326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-46011220542987660692011-10-17T21:06:36.475+05:302011-10-17T21:06:36.475+05:30@Sub - Ironic... isn't it? It has a price but ...@Sub - Ironic... isn't it? It has a price but it is the best we have!Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-16662375734010856472011-10-17T20:59:41.241+05:302011-10-17T20:59:41.241+05:30every thing has a price...so has democracy...it is...every thing has a price...so has democracy...it isn't the perfect system, but we are yet to find something better :)<br /><br />nice post.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />SUB<br />http://evolvingdaddy.blogspot.comSubhrashis Adhikarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925822796440985088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-29375947997381396312011-10-17T09:01:01.317+05:302011-10-17T09:01:01.317+05:30@Pesto Sauce - :) Yes, sometimes it is worth it.@Pesto Sauce - :) Yes, sometimes it is worth it.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-47762244407687803122011-10-16T18:50:16.437+05:302011-10-16T18:50:16.437+05:30Democracy comes at a price, at times too highDemocracy comes at a price, at times too highPesto Saucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644344820243182801noreply@blogger.com