Sunday, December 1, 2013

Party loyalty can sink democracy

Party 'stances' can be harmful to real democracy. Although both Parties purport to be democracies, that does not mean that they actually are democratic; that still remains to be demonstrated. But, any Party that is against the involvement of government is 'automatically' non-democratic. The political stance, "the less government the better", can't possibly be based on the Constitution. The political stance, "People are lazy, they need to get out and work" has to be a 'view' "from the top of the Corporate ladder or the 1%". If the government is not involved in 'governing', who will govern us; the 1%, or a 'corporate society? But, of course, this does not mean that the 'opposition Party' is automatically democratic. It too has to demonstrate that it's democratic. But, back to the previous statements. If government is not to be involved in governing, who will serve as 'governor'. Someone has to do it; the millions cannot govern themselves, and that is not a reflection of their 'laziness' or their 'wanting hand-outs'. Its a reflection of their wanting to be properly 'represented' by those in office and who ask only that those in office follow the Constitution. Its also a reflection of the 'dilemma' of the One and the Many. No one individual, and no 'group' of individuals, is a 'superior' human being who has been 'granted' the political authority to govern millions of 'Free and Equal' People( The 'king is dead, long live democracy) Its impossible, we need government, but we need democratic government, and the attitude about "less" government is the same as the 'attitude', "your biting the hand that fed you, remember?". No, democracy is essential and Party leaders need to remember what they learned about democracy in high school. Its not a difficult concept; just, for a bit, forget greed, power, and selfishness. We 'live' in a 'condition of togetherness'.

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