Facebook Democracy

form of democracy where public partic-p-tion is limited to facebook group membership.
facebook democracy is on the verge of overthrowing chain-mail pet-tion democracy in canada (1)(2)(3).

(1): by 2012, the elections partic-p-tion rate is predicted to drop below 50% at almost all levels (munic-p-l, provincial and federal), effectively dismissing representative democracy as the ruling system in canada.

(2): probably due to weather conditions, and with the notable exceptions of the critical m-ss, of the world naked bike ride, and of the zombie walk, demonstrations are virtually non-existent in most provinces.

(3): possibly with regard to the well-doc-mented ineffectiveness of legitimate pet-tions, the canadians mps have started refusing to acknowledge their reception. ref : straight.com, vancouver, occupiers-saxton-office-avoid-jail-time : “we were forced to submit this pet-tion by sliding it through a mail slot in the back of parliament”

>> “axe the bc gas tax” : against the bc carbon tax.
>> “stop gateway” : against the gateway project in bc.
>> “canadians against proroguing parliament” : against harper’s last move