I\u2019ve heard it said that democracy is an experiment. I\u2019ve also heard it said that life is an experiment.
\nAnd I\u2019ve heard that they both ultimately end in failure. When life ends \u2014 we say, \u201cthat\u2019s life.\u201d When democracy ends \u2014 we say, \u201cthat\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n
Life is too deep a subject for me today, so I thought I\u2019d go down the democracy road\u2026
\nDemocracy is a form of government that seems to have served the United States well for over 250 years. Obviously, it\u2019s far from perfect and has gone through some rough times over the years. I think chaos best describes the current state of democracy in the US today.<\/p>\n
If what \u201cthey say\u201d is true \u2014 that democracy is an experiment that ultimately ends in failure, is our form of government doomed? Maybe the chaos so prevalent today is really just a sign of \u201cold age\u201d or the \u201cend-of-life\u201d for democracy. Maybe it\u2019s not as nimble as it was a hundred years ago, maybe some of its brain cells are dying…<\/p>\n
Until recently, the United States was a world leader in just about any category you could name \u2014 except maybe crime, violence, corruption… those things you don\u2019t want<\/em> to be near the top in\u2026 So our government is getting old, it\u2019s dysfunctional and kind of broken. It may even be beyond repair\u2026 but we must, as the British say, \u201ckeep calm and carry on.\u201d As human beings, we become old, a bit broken and dysfunctional, but we carry on. We should do the same for our government \u2014 carry on. For all our generation, that experiment of life will sooner or later be referred to as, \u201cthat\u2019s life.\u201d We should strive to make the best of what comes our way so that our children, grandchildren and their children and grandchildren don\u2019t ever get to\u2026 \u201cthat\u2019s history.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve heard it said that democracy is an experiment. I\u2019ve also heard it said that life is an experiment. And I\u2019ve heard that they both ultimately end in failure. When life ends \u2014 we say, \u201cthat\u2019s life.\u201d When democracy ends … Continue reading
\nI\u2019m not sure when it happened, but somewhere along the way the American people lost their \u201csay\u201d in our political\/government system. I should clarify that the \u201ctypical\u201d American lost their say \u2014 people categorized as millionaires or billionaires not only have their \u201csay,\u201d they pretty much run the political\/government system and therefore, the country. The three branches of government set up to assure checks and balances and, for sure, the \u201cwill of the people\u201d are rapidly disappearing. When you think of the phrase, \u201cWe, the People,\u201d it seems like the \u201cwe\u201d has become more \u201cthey.\u201d And, not to be overly critical, or to place the blame, but today \u201cwe\u201d has become \u201chim.\u201d
\nMost Americans are not getting \u201cmore,\u201d they\u2019re getting \u201cless\u201d \u2014 and \u2014 have less say about what they\u2019re not getting.<\/p>\n
\nThere\u2019s a line in Les Miserables<\/em> something like, \u201cEven the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.\u201d We should choose to be optimistic \u2014 it feels better.
\n\u2014 30 \u2014<\/p>\n