David_Cary
Active Member
I guess I don't agree that we (or anyone) lives in a democracy. And I also don't think that modern society is best served by a democracy.
The word is thrown around but everyone knows we don't really live in a democracy.
If we lived in a democracy, we would have real federal gun control - as an example. (An example of how democracy would be better than what we have).
I will disagree with Mspohr, I think people do lack tools/intelligence/information to make proper long term decisions. So I wouldn't lump us together too quickly.
Democracy is not to be capitalized (except of course as the beginning of the sentence, as part of a name etc). Am I missing something in your post that warrants capitalization?
We live in a democratic republic that has been twisted by those in power to limit choices dramatically so that there is very little democracy left. The population doesn't seem to care that much. It was also designed so long ago that it fails to meet the needs of the modern world.
The US fails on nearly every measure of a modern society. We have so many geographic and resource advantages, yet our life expectancy is an embarrassment. Our Covid response an embarrassment. And, we can't even keep the power on in a cold snap - in the state richest of all with energy resources. The quality of our food supply. The uninsured.
The word is thrown around but everyone knows we don't really live in a democracy.
If we lived in a democracy, we would have real federal gun control - as an example. (An example of how democracy would be better than what we have).
I will disagree with Mspohr, I think people do lack tools/intelligence/information to make proper long term decisions. So I wouldn't lump us together too quickly.
Democracy is not to be capitalized (except of course as the beginning of the sentence, as part of a name etc). Am I missing something in your post that warrants capitalization?
We live in a democratic republic that has been twisted by those in power to limit choices dramatically so that there is very little democracy left. The population doesn't seem to care that much. It was also designed so long ago that it fails to meet the needs of the modern world.
The US fails on nearly every measure of a modern society. We have so many geographic and resource advantages, yet our life expectancy is an embarrassment. Our Covid response an embarrassment. And, we can't even keep the power on in a cold snap - in the state richest of all with energy resources. The quality of our food supply. The uninsured.