Do you feel free in a country where there is democracy?

Freedom is just an illusion.We claim to be free in the United States but we're not really.We have to pay taxes on everything wheither we want to or not or go to jail.You have to have license to drive,run a business or sell pretty much anything.The goverment tells you what you can or can't legally do or again,you go to jail.Now they are trying to make it illegal to smoke in your own car.What next? Your home? To me that is stepping way over the line.At the rate it's going we're going to have to call ourselves 'the land of the free only if it doesn't offend anyone else'.Okay,that's my rant for the day.

Actually most of the third world country experiencing it. We have the same story dont worry your not alone. They will promise over and over at the election day but when the time comes they will forget you. The prices are getting high. they said the economy are going high but it wasnt felt by the poor people and all of the advantages were all taken those who are in the position...Am i right?

remember..with great powers come great responsibility...so be responsible to the freedom given to you!

It may surprise some here, but this could easily have been written by a UK citizen or an American. Only Corporate ambition and power can really explain the similarity. Politicians are performing across the world according to the great Corporation plan. The people, mere consumers supplying the power that the Corporations grow on, cannot see the real power behind the politicians. as long as religious and racial division flames can be fanned then the plan can go ahead uninterupted.

Remember the song which goes: freedom isn't free, you've got to pay a price, you've got to sacrifice for your liberty. Besides, there will never exist total freedom for anyone. They say, your freedom ends where mine begins. Freedom in a democracy simply guarantees freedom of speech/expression, freedom of religion, (Icannot remember everything, sorry)... Freedom from hunger, freedom from oppression, freedom from ignorance and a lot more cannot be included. It depends upon us how we cope from day to day in order to overcome them all.

If I can say one thing is that democracy is sort of a joke. It is better than communism in a sense but people are a bit too free to do what they want. Some laws are stupid and pointless, only because my country is democratic. If we took more of a communist approach there would be less crime, but the only bad thing about communism is it is too strict, and the government takes all the money for themselves leaving the people to work for them earning very little.

I don't think so I feel free in my country because of the way politics are done here. We are also slate for an election this year. I hope our voices be heard.

Yes India is a great democratic country. The elections are held for choosing the Government. Indian constitution has given various rights to people and at the same time people have certain duties too. But people are conveniently forgetting their duties. I really don't know how many people take part in the elections. If the bad systems need to be changed every person in India should vote freely and choose their leaders who will be answerble to people. I am sure since the elections are round the corner, dear wasim vote for the party which is genuine and secular.

I also live in india and really freedom here means nothing as powerfull people impressing there needs and demand s and way of life on weaker segments... all those religious parties that impress there beliefs and demands on the younger and more weaker people.... its really a big mess out here... money rules... and no democracy at all.. its in a big need to be sorted. And wasim bro... i would like to thank you as you gave me a chance to shout out myself...

Dear Wasim, The same thing is happeining here in my country Nigeria (maybe you might have been there) cause we have a lot of Indians here. So all we have to pray is that God should help us. Even here we dont have much hope in the coming election cayse all the same people still got themselves in somehow mostly by the ruling party here: this are people that will do eveil and stand by it cause no one can do anything. We even have one by the name Alahaji Adedibu resident in Ibadan who is the Garrison Comander of Evil (GOE)! imagine and all this people are nowhere to be found when we were fighting for democracy while under the tyranny rule of Late Gen. Abacha. May God help us hope you beleive in HIM.

i am also from india and i feel more free in this country , i don't have any experience in any other country there for i cant say my country is better but as a indian i love my country and i like my country .

india is the biggest democracy in the world n am proud to be a part of it... i dont see india being dominated by rich ofcourse there are differences in some places but on the whole democracy is at its best only in india.....

you can live anywhere but you can only feel free where you feel good

In a democracy, we are like flies trapped in a jar. We are told to fly anywhere and however we want and believe we are indeed free.

Hello fellow indian, first let me wish you happy republic day. yes i feel India is democratic and secular country. And yes we are free as we got freedom from britishers b'coz of freedom fighters. But still we like most countries are not mentally free as we try to ape the west. If anyone wins gyanpti rpize in literaure nobody notices but if aperson wins booker prize he is hailes as genius by everybody. Then if our film wins filmfare award we are not happy but if we ever manage to win oscar i think they will they have conquered the world which is not right. As this shows we have inferiority complex and needs certificates from foreigners to prove our competence. And yes if want to to toally free we would have to get rid of corruption and poverty and illitracy as they are slowing our nation's progress. Besides reservations based on caste and religion is very backward step as it creates tension & division in society which is exploited by politicians for vote bank politics. I disagree with yout hat we can' do any thing apart from voting out bad governments after % years. We can protest against anti people's govt. policies by street protests, campaigns, mass awareness campaigns, by creating youth movemnts, socail reform movements we can put pressure govt. to act and do the neediful. then now we can petition courts using pubilc interest letigitations, then use right to information RTI act to get the info we ned to bring accountability. Then media can also pay imp. role and through internet and through NGOS we can meet likeminded people and create public awarewness. So there lot to be optimistic about. Think about it.

Freedom is something to feel from the heart.. personally, I think no matter how bad the situation is, someone could still feel free and the opposite

Yes in my country i fell free even my country is democartic for 16 years.

yes i love democracy!! i love a free country! i love freedom!! it would be happy to live in a country where there is freedom and dont have certain boundaries. Happy to libe in a place where you can do whatever you want as long it is legal and doesnt violates anyone and nature.

yes..i love democracy! i love a free country, i dont wnna live to a country full of bs and boundaries. It will be happy if you can do whatever you want as long it is a legala nd doesnt violate anyone or the nature.

I think that if you focus on why you are noe free you will stay in that way!Even if your chained in locks you can still be free! Your physical body may be trapped but your mind and spirit is still yours! and that what matter the most.Try not to focus too much on what others have,becuz when all is said and done we will no longer be on this earth in this form.