Tuesday, November 19, 2013

The political 'responsibility' of the Top is selflessness.

The political responsibility of the Top of government is 'selflessness'. The political responsibility of the Bottom is 'equality'. Since the Top acts in a 'representative' capacity, it must act for the benefit of the Bottom. It should not act otherwise, because the Top has only the power it was given to it by the Bottom, i.e. to act in a representative manner. It cannot, or should not, act selfishly. Unfortunately, policy and law that benefits the Top and the corporate structures are not designed to benefit the Bottom. That would be an 'installation' of an 'economic' value, in lieu of a democratic one. Now, that would be a 'selfish' act that inures to the benefit of selected 'individuals' and the 'political organization' of the Top. The 'individuals', I refer too in the preceding sentence are the 'officials' at the Top and the "fictitious persons" or corporations. The Bottom also has a responsibility and that is to realize that every individual at the Bottom is equal to every other individual at the Bottom, as well as to those who act in a Representative capacity. This 'realization' helps to understand that the 'condition of togetherness' is a 'collective' activity, not an isolated personal one. Although each individual at the Bottom is free and equal and can act and live any way they please, they must also understand they must act within the parameters of law. A 'selfish life' causes a limitation of the democratic spirit and the Bottom is the essence of democracy. The Bottom cannot exist without laws. By the same token, the laws must not dampen the democratic spirit. Laws that 'dampen' the democratic spirit are not 'Just' laws. Unjust laws are laws passed by the Top that impair the 'Freedom' and 'Equality' of the Bottom guaranteed by the Constitution.

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