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ideas for a new form of democracy

This is basically my first real post. We say that the blog starts now, in this latest day of rage after finding - even a fly - the ease with which the media avoid the topic "white phosphorous". And then ...
What distinguishes a democracy? When do you can say that there is Democracy?
If we listen to the current television program "In Depth" is easy to hear politicians define a democratic country where there are free elections, as if elections were the strongest characterization of Democracy. Of course, to have free elections is something, is a major step forward compared to the dictatorship that should not be underestimated. But not enough for me ...
For there to be true Democracy must be there at these elements:

1. free and independent: you must have a guarantee that neither the government nor anyone else can control the ability of citizens to share information and communicate (as claimed by Ian Clarke, founder of Freenet) ;
   
2. possibility of access to political life for everyone, as long as the political career is bound by the hierarchies of the parties will never be a true replacement of parliamentarians.
   
3. funding to only public and not private parties, so that individuals may indirectly affect the choices of a government at the expense of citizens;
4. equal funding to all parties and coalitions, so that they are proposals to make the election campaign, not the emphasis of the posters.
   

Certainly it is still an incomplete list, I'll try to expand it if possible.