<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:07:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/trending/democracy/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy: Of the People, By the People, But Never For the People.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigeria as we all know is a democratic country, and as a democratic country we believe that the leaders are and should be chosen by the people via free, fair and credible elections. But when it comes to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@marsdave/democracy-of-the-people-by-the-people-but-never-for-the-people-xe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@marsdave/democracy-of-the-people-by-the-people-but-never-for-the-people-xe</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marsdave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennB2chVfQ2Ww2rytPE5TpwMPNx9A7woSkSzWnCRBm3rTDxBGFD8j7L3ksFUs6FPt2VLt3ZZKim7zjqSukQ4PoXv77RiSMvxQ55fySbu8mQMDNbUbEv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam’s Hangout #108 - “VOTING AND TRUST”]]></title><description><![CDATA["Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be." - Sydney J. Harris. Hello, my lovely Hive Naija people. It’s another beautiful]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@sam.hangout/sams-hangout-108-voting-and-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@sam.hangout/sams-hangout-108-voting-and-trust</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sam.hangout]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:17:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCcE5wVYcTfQfdx739xLA6PWUAWXzzJX3XYxEjc6CVDLii7MvVd3qRJw5uobJktmN9snD5E2wmrCdq4q6PPF4XSJLQSQ3Lx2oz6sR7gcHa7bfnE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tyranny of the mob can be just as scary as a tyranny of one.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tyranny of the mob can be just as scary as a tyranny of one. You need robust respect of property rights against the whims of the mob mentality. If you want to get a sense of my principles and values]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-tyranny-of-the-mob</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/the-tyranny-of-the-mob</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFc5ntfuipfg8oUptKPSKgdk8JMWeKqbZ5mw1viy9Az8accZgARWJtLrdfJFtXAfDvpfTr3wQuyfZJzNTJfPaceTLpi7UzPcuwrhmF36XBmJVaarz67pnTJFpdsvZPCvCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>