What Do U understand by Cultural Democracy ?
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It sounds like you've answered your own question.  There is still a problem in figuring our what the  culture wants and what some individuals in that culture might want.  Individual freedom should be balanced against the desires of the majority.
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As with much in life, the first matter to explore is who has the desire for global power? This then comes back to the human wants and desires which are then collectively expressed by what can broadly be described by the term " culture". Most cultures (political and religious) are inherently competitive. \nSo how will the US loose its power? By repeating the example of the Roman empire - by becomming fat, lazy and the decay of moral standards. \nWhat can be said about a society where the most visible icons are vacuouse "celebrities" who parade their promiscous sex and drug lifestyles and the masses actually admire them!! It wasnt always so. America became great while it still had moral and ethical belief as its guiding light. \n\nSo the question then can be asked - which cultures exhibit the desire to challenge the prevailing world order?\n China is definitely one of my picks. In recent yrs China has made it very plain that it no longer wishes to be inward-looking but wants to become the dominant power on the planet. As it happens, western liberal politics is actually enabling that to happen as we speak by rampant increasing trade, investment and exporting jobs (ie wealth) from the west to China. Can China supplant the US?  My pick is absolutely and given China's history and cultural outlook on the rest of the world, it would not be a benign power that upheld freedom but a highly controlling one ( such as in Orwell's book "1984"). Consider also the horrors of the "Cultural Revolution". (read book "Wild Swans" by Jung Chang)\nSeeing the growing weakness and decay of the US, China is currently spending up large on military capability that goes way beyond any reasonable defense needs. This already concerns the US and in 5-10yrs could match or even surpass.  \n\nGiven Ive chosen to focus on cultural competition, the other megatrend in  my view is that of Islamization (or Islamo-facism as some have described it). The muslim world view is very disturbing to a western liberal such as myself (read the koran yourself - see link in sources)and the recent aggressive action against western values and societies (from 9/11, to French riots, to Sydney riots etc) is just the tip of the iceberg. With western national identities and cultures being ever more diluted in favour of "multicultural societies" (which include massive Muslim enclaves - in Sydney the Police fear to enter such neighbourhoods), the collective will of these multi-cultural societies to stand against competion from other cultures has been substantially weakened and continues to erode from the inside. You need look no further than the impotence of the French to deal with the riots decisively. \nMuslim nations have chosen non-conventional warfare as they dont have the military capability or the expertise to wage open warefare. But terrorism from without, coupled with substantial populations of Muslims inside western countries (over 2 million in US; over 6 million in France; some 350,000 in/around Sydney)are a threat that the west is still largely  blind to. \nBut is it possible for Islamic nations to become a superpower?  Maybe - all its takes is for the US to become weaker and for a revised definition of what a superpower is. Indonesia (the most populous Muslim country with some 120 mill people has a substantial standing army or close to 200,000) could in theory overrun Australia / New Zealand to start with. While at present Australia has superiority in air and sea capability, the gap is not that great. New Zealand has no air force and tiny navy.   \nAmerica did take up the challenge post 9/11 and the limits of military power have been starkly exposed. \nIs America still the undesputed superpower? No. American economic power is also slipping fast. All hail the WTO and unbridled pursuit of short term, short sighted profit that ignores national interests !
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Beyonce....a very good question in context to present scenario where globalisation and scientific revolution seems to have overtaken human emotions.Homo sapiens seems to have forgotten their roots and it's important that man should realise that world is beyond SCIENCE.For all this to happen in reality one must start from the grass root level,i.e from the famil.The moral values and the elements of culture in the form of\n1.Learning to read and write the original script\n2.Books and novels exploring the history and the beaut of the culture\n3.spiritual inclination etc.\nIf these small things are incorporated then the world may become a better place to live in
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Personal- What is the one thing you most want your friends to understand about you?\n\nMass Media Culture- Are media images making our society more violent, or are they simply reflecting society?\n\nSocial/Political- Which is a more critical issue- terrorism or environmental sustainability?
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Nothing meaningful actually. As democracy implies the pluralism of (many different) choices. During the cold war era communist rulers  tried to push the illusion that communist countries were truly democratic under the leadership of one communist party that took care of the working class and all the people. Nonsense actually the rulers only cared for themselves. The democratic thinking people in communist countries then invented the term pluralistic society and democracy to counter the pretense of despotic authorities that the communist regimes were the best democracies. It doesn't have much meaning now.
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Hey give them some puzzles related to cultural diversity to solve.....that would definately help you to keep audience in discussion...\n\nhope this helps!!!
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Restriction of using intelectual property. Pay again, again and again and be controlled...Loss of money is the cause. More and more money...never enough...What about humanity and democracy? What about public wealth?\n\nIs there a really right to pay for all beauty of art or intelectual wealth? More and more monopolies, more and more restrictions...Is really democratic to limit power people /often extremelly tallented/ in education, spreading culture, enjoying music, art, computing, networking...?\nOn the `contrary` - GNU/FSF/Open Source/Opensound etc.
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I know nothing about the culture, but encountered these articles which seem to be comprehensive.  Thought I'd share them with you:
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It means being able to live in a meling pot society, and accepting others religions and cultures without being judgemental. Maybe even taking some of their beliefs and seeing how they fit into your life.
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They like power. They like being at the top of society. But, it also has to do with the fact that these nations have very limited histories in democracy. Democracy is a journey, NOT a destination.
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If the truth be told - there is no such thing as 'democracy' for all, and there never will be.\nSociety needs rules, the moment you have rules, you interfere with someones freedom - that is not democratic.
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Cultural web is a management tool to assess the culture of an organisation especially before and after a change program.It comprises measurement of six dimensions of an organisation to determine its paradigm.. these six dimensions are\n\n1. Symbols... physical symbols like style of workplace etc\n2. Power structures... informal or formal power holders\n3. Control systems...eg. rewards and punishments\n4. Organisation...e.g hirarchical\n5. Rituals and routines...common ways of doing things in the org.\n6. Stories...what employees talk about.\n\nSnapshot of cultural web before and after a change program can throw some light on the success of the program.
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Try to compare and contrast thes cultures ideas: table manners, food, general political view. (Try using a venn diagram when you take notes)
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Education in how businesses operate, how to manage them, how to start them, how to make money, how to hire employees--everything connected with owning or operating a business. You can also add courses in cultural communications because different cultures have different rules of business--and you need cultural understanding for multi- or international companies. You could also learn law. Politics. Product development and innovation. And many other things.
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what do you mean by culture,they are social democratic ,modern people ,down to earth.\nopen minded.\nVery Environmentally minded.\nvery strong against littering ,pollution and contamination.\n\nafter the Spanish Inquisition and many Dutch were tortured and killed ,they were not so quick to trust religions any more.\nso you will not find a lot of religion in Holland most cathedrals are for the tourists.\nin my street was one crazy women who was known to be religious.\n\nmost Dutch people are very liberal ,you can buy drugs anywhere ,but their kids ,hardly use them.\n\nyou can buy drink everywhere .but the Dutch drink very little and only in the weekends.the bars are full with foreigners\n\nand in the streets half the people are visitors.\nyou can love any one you like .you can probably marry your horse if you really want.\n\nbut the Dutch them selves tend to be boringly conservative.\ngood food ,very nice pancakes,lots of foreign restaurants,\nIndian,Chinese,Turkish,Indonesian\nthe best way to see Holland is by boat.on the rivers and canals\nlots of cheese \nand a great nightlife.\nflower,and dairy  farming
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Politics and economics are closely intertwined. That is why it was called the political economy.Their influence is so pervasive that they affect all aspects of life - including culture. Economists are challenged to explain exactly how economic behavior influences  culture. Conversely, culture has a profound impact on economic behavior. Both culture and political economy influence each other in many ways.\n\ncc
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Well to answer both your questions, I believe that the degree of multi-culturalism obviously affects the willingness of a society to accept new ideas.\n\nI believe the more people that live in a multi-cultural society there are, the more they are willing to accept differences simply because they live in a society that is exposed to different people and cultures.\n\nOn the other end of the spectrum we have a very closed society like Japan, I believe there fear due to there lack of multi-culturalism has a negative affect on there willingness to accept new ideas.\n\nJapan would be part of my answer to your second question, and obviously the United States would be an example to the contrary.