Democracy is a basic political concept

Of course, everyone will say, "that's not novel, we all know that". But, what I wish to emphasize is that when we think about political values, we must entertain them within a political context or schema. We cannot mix them with psychological concepts, which are individual, or economic concepts, which relates to a different paradigm; viz. 'profits'. The reason for that is that its the relation of the One and the Many and the 'condition of togetherness' that gives rise to political concepts of democracy. Although the economy and the individual are 'housed' within the 'condition of togetherness', the concepts are different and should not become mixed. The Bottom of government or the 'social' are held together by the political values of "freedom" and "equality". Of course, there's much individual and social interaction within this 'value arrangement', but, without 'individual freedom' and 'individual equality', the Bottom of democracy will not 'hold' together. Of course, both, the individual and the economy are necessary to the 'condition of togetherness', nevertheless, mixing psychological and economic concepts with the basic orienting concepts of government, or politics, is a mistake. It has to be the "freedom and equality" of each and every individual, that holds the political concept together. Otherwise, we will emphasize 'personal', 'individual', or 'economic' values, no matter how skewed, into the 'condition of togetherness'. That's exactly what happens when we hear 'political talk' about "the 1%", "the corporate society", "plutocracy", "Autocracy", Citizens United, etc.. We're mixing, in the political domain, where the integrity and dignity of each individual should be the 'cement' that holds together the concept of democracy. Of course, we can 'talk' and discuss those concepts, but they don't mix with the 'cement' of Freedom and Equality.