[Century 25]

For Athena & Osborn F Enready.. Athena first, you last said to us in general:

"Excuse me, this thread is posted in the philosophy and religion forum, not the political forum. Please, take the political debating to the political forum, and use what you know of philosophy or religion or human nature, for this forum."

You hit the nail upon it's head.. you started the thread asking: "Why Democracy and not Theology" -- almost apropos.. I should have linked the Theological component along with the Plutocratic, that is most nearly our form of govt.. a "Plutocratic Theocracy".. the strong connection that the pluto's use to their utmost advantage. How easy to better control the masses.. an ignorant "faithful" & "god fearing" population.. so sad.

Now Osborn F said:

"In a true democracy, majority rules, period. If the majority votes to eat the minority, or enslave them, or use them as "sacrifices" to some subjectively adored "god" (by majority of course), that would be their destiny, and they would have no voice or LAW to stand on to back them up in fighting those decisions. Do you deny this?"

You merely parrot the Plutocrat chant. The fact is, America was founded as a Republic, and specifically not as a democracy. This is purely and simply a fact of our history that’s been buried from the consciousness of late 20th & early 21st century Americans..

Here is one quick example, this from a past mayor of New York City:

"The real menace of our Republic is the invisible government which like a giant octopus sprawls its slimy legs over our cities, states and nation. At the head is a small group of banking houses... This little coterie...run our government for their own selfish ends. It operates under cover of a self-created screen...seizes...our executive officers...legislative bodies...schools... courts...newspapers and every agency created for the public protection.”

John Hylan, Mayor, NYC (1918—1925)

So.. it's the SOS.. different year.. century..

So, like Wordsworth.. we have had intimations of greatness.. tantalizing.. to be sure.. but, alas, just as fleeting as his "immortality" -it looked wonderful as an ode.. nothing more. Our "democratic-republic" is nothing also. It is a super.. Military-Industrial-Media Complex. Hylan would not be shocked. He knew what flew..


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