Democracy is Not Freedom[views:1611][posts:6]____________________________________ [Aug 7,2005 10:03pm - anonymous ""] ‘Democracy’ The word can be heard daily—repeated by government officials, the media, academia, and our patriotic neighbors. Popular wisdom seems to dictate that whatever may be good about America has something to do with ‘democracy’—right? But if democracy is really what makes America great, why did the Founders establish the United States as a consitutional republic and not a ‘democracy’? (It’s curious that ‘public’ (i.e., government) education has all but phased out such facts from what’s left of civics and government studies.) http://www.democracyisnotfreedom.com/ |
| ____________________________________________________ [Aug 7,2005 10:05pm - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] I am very interested. Please continue. |
| _______________________________ [Aug 8,2005 12:09am - eddie ""] "But if democracy is really what makes America great, why did the Founders establish the United States as a consitutional republic and not a ‘democracy’? (It’s curious that ‘public’ (i.e., government) education has all but phased out such facts from what’s left of civics and government studies.)" because the founding fathers new absolute democracy is stupid. Too much power to one group of people. Even if its the largest group of people 49% of the population gets fucked. |
| _______________________________ [Aug 8,2005 12:10am - eddie ""] stop making these fucking gay threads this isn't history class |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 8,2005 12:19am - Al_Ravage ""] because the founding fathers wanted A) control and B) money |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 8,2005 12:22am - PatMeebles ""] Welcome to duh land. Of course, people use this to argue that we shouldn't bring democracy to the Middle East, while conveniently ignoring the fact that they are, in fact, creating a constitution as well. It still has kinks in it, but it also still has, in its first draft, most of the very basic, and most important rights, that people need. |
| _______________________________ [Aug 8,2005 12:27am - eddie ""] the articles of confederation remember that? the failure before the constitution we didn't get it right the first time either |