Talking Points for 4th July

It’s Priya with you this morning. Thanks to Will for stepping in last night. So what shall we talk about today?

Is Democracy for all inevitable?

We’ve been discussing it all week, graphs and all, Thomas has blogged about it here.

He reckons that by 2100, if the current trend continues, every country in the world will be democratic… but only if this trend continues.

Room for diplomacy… but not as you know it?

It’s all about showing respect, the US Ambassador to Paraguay says. Well, it certainly wasn’t part of his diplomatic training, but Ambassador James Cason has been tugging at his host nation’s heart strings by releasing an album of local folksongs, sung in the indigenous Guarani language.

Is it ok for religion to enshrine inequality ?

Morning, afternoon, evening, Peter here with news of todays WHYS on air at 1700 GMT :o)

Before we get to that a quickie about yesterdays WHYS — think it’s fair to say it was a spirited debate, yes, spirited, that’s the right word. Sometimes I (as your humble presenter / anchor / host) have to get people to shut up, and if they dont, there are times when I cant be too indelicate. We’ve laid out the ground rules, we’ve told them to behave with respect but sometimes it doesnt happen that way. Why am I not surprised by this :o) But thats why the words “PROFESSOR SCHHHHHH….!” were used, and used several times. Not bad manners, honest — just our desire to get the most, the best contribution from the people who’re on the show. Anyway, moving on:

IS IT OK FOR RELIGION TO ENSHRINE INEQUALITY ?

Now, think of any big employer, any government run department, most (and I choose the word “most” there deliberately) political parties world wide, and it would be a nonsence for women to be judged less, naturally, well qualified to occupy any role, job or position, simply because of their gender.

So why can the worlds big ( great ? ) religions get away with it ?

No surprise

Just found this story and can’t say i’m terribly surprised – it talks about an attempt to make SABC a “true” public service broadcaster.. Let me share a couple of experiences we had when we linked up with SAFM  last year…

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Talking points 3 July

Good morning it’s Karnie…

Big thanks to Laura in Minneapolis for looking after the blog overnight.

Today’s agenda is far from set..the programme will be determined in a very “democratic” meeting in a few hours time….- and .talking of Democracy, this subject just might be chosen for today’s global debate