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Question: Is demoracy an illusion!?
is america as good as its gonna get!? people will be people!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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The trouble with democracy is that it can only be as good as the people it engages!. So it can easily slip into mob rule, the lowest common denominator!. It requires some wisdom to recognize the wise, and courage to follow them!. There's not a lot of that about!. But humanity potters on!. America is not as good as it could get, for all its contribution (and despite its penetrating dumbness), and people will be people, but I hope we can do better!. We'd better, or we won't survive as a species the way we're going - or survival won't be desirable anyway!. Deep Ecology's Green social, political, and economic insights rising from the 20thC could take us beyond present "democracy", but it could take a long time to reach critical mass, and I'm not optimistic while we're still paddling around with ideas from the 19thC, or even past millennial religious fantasies!. Ho hum!. Situation hopeless, but we must plod on!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I certainly hope the bright young people of this country will find ways
of loosening the strangle grip that our political system has on our country!.
We are still living with a system built for 250 years ago!.

We have so many layers of government and so many laws which
differ from city to city, state to state!. Cost of government is prohibitive!.
With about 600 members of Senate and congress, and their staff of
probably at least 60,000 persons!. Most of it is for show and CYA!.

Congressmen are elected for two years!. They raise funds for a year
then campagne the next year for election or re election!. They don't
really have time to represent their constituants in that 2 year period!.
Then it is time to start over again!.
And with electorial college, you can not be sure your viewpoint will be
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Democracy is real!. American people choose their leaders and are free to participate in government to whatever degree they wish!.

Human nature is what it is, so it's foolish to believe that people will respond to the most rational or moral arguments!. Politicians are very good at understanding how to influence people!. This doesn't mean democracy isn't real!. It means that politicians rely on more than simply appealing to virtue!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Uhm!.!.!. there are numerous examples of more democratic civilizations than the United States!. So, no, in terms of democracy, America has already lost!.

And no, democracy is not an illusion!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You can say that everything in our lives and culture is pretty much conventional, that goes for democracy too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com