'Real' democracy, is not just 'talk', its also a 'walk'.

A 'democratic social' is characterized by the Freedom and Equality of all the people at the Bottom of government. The main characteristics of a democracy are the freedom and equality that exists at the Bottom of government. The Top of Government can call itself a Democracy, and yet not be a real 'democracy'. The real test is always the conditions in which the people actually live. The Top can use all the linguistic labels that apply to a democracy, and yet, not implement them in actuality. Implementation is important, lest we remain 'captive' to the 'talk' of democracy. One is a linguistic label, the other is a reality. The 'natural' gap that exists between the Top and the Bottom of government is a linguistic one. What does that mean? It means that the Top must use language in its formulations; because the linguistic 'generalities' must apply to everyone, and hence, must include everyone, but only in 'linguistic fashion'. But, this fact, leaves the 'real individual' at the Bottom, untouched. The only way the Top can 'touch' the individual at the Bottom, is to implement a Policy, or law, that is 'democratic'; that is, that applies to everyone at the bottom in an 'equal manner'. But, that last statement takes us right back to the problems that we said arises between language and actuality. That is why, the Bottom of government must use 'Number' to verify whether, a law or policy, actually applies to everyone within any 'one category'. For example; lets 'use' a very general democratic phrase, like "in a democracy everyone is free and equal". Well, that applies to 'everyone', and that means, each and every individual, within the 'social', at the Bottom. But, we're still not 'outside' the words. Hence, we apply 'Number' and 'count' the individuals to whom the general phrase applies and we find that the 'black' race and the 'brown' race, are not included, and we also find that the 'rich', are included, but, not the 'poor', in the enumeration. Then we can be sure that all that 'talk' about democracy is just that, 'talk'. 'Number' cannot be 'disfigured', 'generalized', are circumvented, by 'political talk'. Number is subject to 'counting', and hence 'included' or 'excluded'. Government must use Number to determine whether any one policy or law reaches 'everyone' for whom it was enacted, or whether, its just empty 'democratic talk'. Sure, we must do the 'talk', but we must also do the 'walk'. Hey, its not just 'your' government, its everyone's government.