Dwain Northey (Gen X)

A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Great concept, right? We tout ourselves to be a great Democracy but is that the honest truth. I thinks some of our population is really trying to live up to that lofty objective while in recent times its been a , my way or nothing, stalemate situation.

There are intellectuals out in the world that assert the democracy isn’t a viable system and has inherent flaws.

Disadvantages of Democracy

• Preference to Quantity. The focus is on quantity rather than quality. …
• Incompetency. Democracies are governed by incapable people. …
• Based on Unnatural Equality. Democracy is founded on equality. …
• Influenced Sides in Democracy. …
• Misuse of Resources. …
• Corruption. …
• Conflict of Choices. …
• Less Participation.

Arguments against democracy

• Changes in leaders contribute to instability.
• Just political conflict, no place for morality.
• Consulting more individuals contributes to delays.
• Ordinary people are unaware of what’s good for them.
• Contributes to corruption.

Looking at all these reasons many would conclude that the political system of democracy is a failed experiment and we should go back to having a Monarch or an Autocratic system where the best and brightest would make all the right decisions and everyone would be happy. Wow what a utopia that would be. (I say sarcastically)

In China that has a unitary executive that proclaimed himself President for life asserts that 91% see their government as trustworthy as compared to the U.S. where that number is only 38%. That seems insane on it face, the fact that the Chinese government leaves out is that that 91% was of  36,000 people polled in a country that has a population 1.14 billion people that is a .00000032% of their people. Not such a lofty number when you see it like that.

100% of polled think I am the greatest guy I ever… the poll was me and my dog. See how that doesn’t mean a damn thing.

Really the founding principle if any democracy is freedom.

• Thought
• Religion
• Self determination

The current U.S. republican party proclaims that they are the party of freedom, well unless they collectively disagree with your freedom or it offends them on some moral or theological level. So yes they believe in the freedom to enforce their philosophy and or morals on you but that freedom is one sided… sorry that doesn’t sound like a freedom or a democracy to me.

I am the first to admit that democracy is messy and frustrating at times, when there are to many cooks in the kitchen things always get messy. We have proved in the past that when pushed we can come together and do what is best for all not just some. As a nation some thing have to change for the will of the people to again be the standard because now there are to many entrenched life time politicians pulling the string and far to many of them are controlled by big monied interests.

Currently huge percentages of the population are for safe abortions, restricting certain types of weapons and ammunition, marriage equality, moving forward on clean energy, any number of things but there are 100 senators and 435 congress people that we have entrusted to push forward those things. Unfortunately to many of them are owned by corporate interest and are steeped in their personal ideology to care what the majority of the public that elected them want.

Go back to the foundation a government of the people and by the people, not the one that we have now that is controlled by the big donations of corporations. Take the church out of government as the founders intended and if the church insists on preaching political doctrine from the pulpit then they can contribute to the tax base instead of being a welfare recipient of it.

I truly believe that mankind can solve any problem that it faces even if we are the ones that created the problem. I believe that Americans can get back to a place that we can collectively govern ourselves and be an example to others that yearn to govern themselves. Democracy is messy but it is better than the alternative. You have the right to vote, the right to protest, the right to elect representatives that will stand up for what is best for this nation, and if you don’t see anyone who you believe can do it, guess what you have the right to run for office and be the change you desire. This is America you currently have all these rights please participate so that you don’t lose them.