Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Clean-up crews are tearing down a squatters camp that took shape last month, first on the grounds of City Hall and then behind nearby Osgoode Hall.

Toronto police moved in first thing Wednesday morning to tell the people they had to move and to allow the clean-up crews to remove the tents and pick up the rugs, tarps and debris that has grown in the square since January.

The protest started after a Jan. 17 demonstration against the mayor's proposed budget for 2012.

The campers didn't offer any resistance. Most picked up their belongings and just watched as the tents, furniture and garbage were removed.

Some of the people taking part in the protest were veterans of the Occupy Toronto movement that took root in St. James park in the fall.

Most of the people evicted Wednesday say they are homeless.

The city has served them with several eviction notices over the past few weeks.

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