Tuesday, November 24, 2020

The Top has unraveled. What went wrong?

The Top, a very rigid form of political structure has unraveled. The Top is the Ideological structure of the 'Form' of Government and it seldom, if ever, unravels. Most Governments run smoothly at the Top. Of course, changes and alternatives are possible, but not 'unravelings'. Unravelings arise from 'incompetence' and from 'good old ignorance' and sometimes from 'plain Malice'by 'Officeholders'. Take your pick. Now the issue is how does the 'Top' steady itself to the point where it can still be 'Democratic' and 'Effective'? The Top 'is' or 'shound be' Democracy in Action. We've said that 'Democratic Politics' needs rules of practice; not 'iron clad' rules but Rules that are 'Functional' within a 'concept of Democracy'. Why, simply because anyone can Run for Office. Ask yourself, if someone with the 'disposition' and 'Persona' of a 'Dictator' wants to Run, should he be allowed to Run? Well, we dont have Rules that prevent that. What if a Billionaire wants to Run, should he be allowed to do so? Well when Donald Trump went into Politics he told the Republican Party, if you dont let me Run as a Republican, I'll Run as a Third Party candidate. They allowed it. He did not belong to any Party. He was not a Politician, and apparently didn't have a Political bone in his body. But, he was 'born' a Billionaire, and is 'still a Billionaire'. Now, the Republicans struggle to 'distance themselves from him, but their own Capitalistic Bones doesnt let them. So now we 'tether' between a 'Democracy and a Plutocracy, at best', and the 'Freedom and Equality' of the 'Real Individuals' at the 'Bottom', slowly but surely 'diminishes'. What happened? Well, the Democratic Ideology left a Big Hole at the Bottom and allowed just 'anybody to Run for Office' and never established 'Real Democratic Qualifications' for 'Political Activity'.
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