Just studying this and wondered what people thought and if anyone had any views i may not have thought of!
2007-09-07 04:45:14 · 8 answers · asked by Skinney05 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
There are many differences. What is most important is the illusion of the democracy. Athens democracy use to protect small elite and deny right to woman and accept that man are different accodingly to their social class and nationality - To have the right to elect anything, you should have been recognize as a Athenian. .... What is pretty close to what we have today.
Problem is the general idea abotu democracy. People are different ahd have different rights. Recent episode with Paris Hilton is the most clear evidence of that.
Political streams are prepared to protect small elite or industries while common people, minorities do not have same rights.
The main difference between greeks and our actual "democracy" is regarding tot he fact that people pretend that there is a real democracy and people have same rights everywhere. Their structure were funded over true meanwhile actual structure is based on lies.
I'm still looking for better methods and so far, Spartan methods or south East Asia are better (Japan).
Discipline and focus to the society instead to their ownselves changes everything.
2007-09-07 06:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by carlos_frohlich 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The biggest difference is that in modern democracy the vote is extended to both sexes and all economic classes. Under the Athenian system only elite (white) males had any say in the government. Slaves (who were a significant portion of the population) and women of all classes were ignored, as were lowborn free men.
2007-09-09 13:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by marguerite L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong, 'ring of Uranus' that's not the only difference.
Athenian democracy was a direct democracy, meaning all free men (it had nothing to do with the elite) voted on every legislation themselves. In the US and other modern democracies, representatives vote for us. Ergo, we are not actually a democracy (but you'll never learn otherwise in history classes), we are a republic. We have more in common with ancient Rome than ancient Athens.
2007-09-07 06:13:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a universal suffrage. You could only take part in the Athenian democracy if you were male and a member of the ruling elite.
2007-09-07 05:17:15 · answer #4 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Denial is a mental disorder; why would a modern government actively encourage a group mental disorder?" They are more easily controlled, managed … scammed. Government no longer actually controls or manages a country in The West - that's the job of corporations and corporations are about Power (influence) and Money (profits) ... isn't it weird how they have the same goals and focuses as Religion? .
2016-05-18 23:05:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modern Democracy allows everyone a vote, not just the Elite and doesn't exclude Women.
Other than that, no difference.
We still get shafted whoevers in charge.
2007-09-07 04:58:37 · answer #6 · answered by Ring of Uranus 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
free men were the only people who decided about the government, excluding women and slaves.
2007-09-07 11:04:48 · answer #7 · answered by hyperoil 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol, for example they used to vote for govenor by screeming. There were people with covered eyes who were supposed to decide which candidate got bigger noise.
2007-09-07 04:54:09 · answer #8 · answered by kkhorev 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋