Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Democracy can be real
Democracy can be real, if it is more than just a word. The word is abstract, but the reality should be real. Of course, I understand that its necessary to use words to organize and establish a government. But, we don't have to allow the government to just remain on the level of words and not on the level of activity. Every word must be made real; experiential. Otherwise ,we are just babbling about political theory. If democracy is a government "of People", "by People", and "for people", it should be obvious that the 'creators' of government and the 'operators' of government are the same People who are to be governed. But, the cycle "of", "by", and "for" must be precise, stable, and inclusive. These are well defined delineations and if a government is trying to undergo changes or to revamp its leadership, it must do so pursuant to the rules of change inherent in the democratic form. There is nothing more clear, that in the democratic form, the originators of change must be the people. Organized political Parties or the Military do not have a say so in this function of change. That would only substitute one organized faction in place of an existing one already in power. That's not a revolution; a revolution begins and ends on the outside of government but from the Bottom; its a 'People' thing, not a different political Party or the organized Army, that starts the process. If its a Political Party on the 'outside', that's just 'sour grapes', if its the Military, it doesn't understand its proper function. An army is never established to govern; its established for a different purpose, and if they are involved in trying to bring about political change,( as an Army) they just don't understand their function. There is no end to mayhem in a wrongfully brought about power struggle. In a democracy, the proper way to create change in an established government is by the People; not a competing Political Party or a Military Unit.
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