Monday, March 15, 2021

The 'One' at the 'Top' and the 'Many' at the 'Bottom' need each other.

The 'One' at the 'Top' and the 'Many' at the 'Bottom' need each other. A Democratic Form of Government is arranged in such manner as to allow for the 'working together' of the 'Opposition' and the 'Mutual Functioning' of the 'One and the Many'. The 'Mutual Functioning' of the 'Two' is controled by a 'Written Constitution'. No Constitution is 'Perfect' and it must allow for 'Changes' and 'Amendments'. An Autocratic Form of governemnt would work perfectly if the Top was Perfect. That is seldom, if ever, the case. Given a Perfect Top the Bottom can only expect perfection. That is never the Case. 'All Political Tops' have 'Power' and 'Power', unfortunately, 'corrupts'. There are different Forms of Tops. There are 'Autocracys'; there are 'Plutocracys', there are 'Oligarchys', and there are 'Democracys'. But, the Democracy is the only form where the Constitution 'Recognizes and Protects' the 'Freedom and Equality' of 'each' and 'every' Individual at the Bottom. Obviously, the Non-Democratic Forms could treat the Individual as a 'Free and Equal Individual', but, its not very likely. There is always a 'Tension' between a 'Top with Power' and a 'Bottom' with a 'Multiplicity of Individuals'. The 'Divine Right of Kings', started off with the 'Help' of the 'Diety' but it didnt last long and is no Longer Functional. All Other Autocratic Forms of Governemnt do not hesitate to exercize their Absolute Power. Of course, the 'Democratic Form' also has the same amount of Power at the top, but there is a 'Written Constitution' that 'controls' the 'excercize' of that 'Power'. The Democratic Form has Power at the Top and the Bottom has 'Freedom and Equality'. That allows for a Proper excercise of 'Political Power' at the Top and a 'Law Abiding' exercise of 'Feedom and Equality' at the Bottom. So, it seems like the 'Equities' and 'Tensions' are more balanced in the Democratic Forms. So, what happened to the Democratic Form? Why is there so much turmoil in a Democracy. From the very establishment of the Democratic form, the Top and the Bottom divided into 'Political Parties'. Then the Bottom started to have 'Haves and 'Have-Nots' and the 'Haves' strive to get to the 'Top' and that is getting to close to a 'Plutocracy'.

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