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Are We About To Lose Our Democracy Due To Complacency
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There is a natural phenomenon continually taking place within the human race and more so in our own American democratic society today. That phenomenon is better described as complacency or a just don’t give a damn attitude towards any issue affecting the survival of our democracy or our country by the majority of the American people.
For the American people this is a total reversal from the time when the American people were a major can do society and world leader in the spread of freedom and democracy.
The proof of this do nothing attitude is seen in the fact that governments generally flow in the direction of the majority interest of the people and since we have a do nothing government, this indicates we have a do nothing majority population.
When a society declines to a do nothing existence, outside forces, such as the corporate powers move in to pick up the scraps while taking away the things, like the freedoms, democracy, privacy, infrastructure, control of our military and economic strength, which are left unprotected by the do nothing government and it’s majority population.
Back when this country was formed our founding fathers fought and died to rid themselves of the oppressive controls of the rich and powerful. They formed a new self-rule style democracy where the power in that democracy was distributed evenly among the population by providing the constitutional right to vote and the civil liberties to be active within the law on issues that protected and strengthened that democracy.
The founding fathers placed the survival of this new democracy in the hands of the people thinking the people would always come together on issues that threatened their rights, freedoms, and democracy.
However, over time the American people have fallen into the trap of believing their democracy will always survive and be there without them ever having to do anything, or believing someone else is responsible to ensure their rights and freedoms without interrupting their complacent existence. In a way they are right because they know they can free ride on the backs of the minority segment that will always be there to fight for and preserve their do nothing existence.
This take it for granted or do nothing attitude is leading this country back to a totalitarian style rule where the freedoms of democracy are done away with. How is it possible for a person to fully understand the values of democracy and freedom when they have never lived under an oppressive dictatorship?
As time passes complacency breeds ignorance, which becomes the flaw in a free and open democratic society and the reason for the majority do nothing attitude. To do nothing is the mindlessly way, which condones the destruction of democracy and the rights and freedoms it provides.
Fortunately, in any democratic society there is a minority segment that values the freedoms of democracy and is willing to step up and take action when their democracy and freedoms are threatened. This minority segment of the population is viewed as radicals by the do nothing segment because the do nothings believe being complacent and using inaction is what the founding fathers meant as being patriotic.
Fortunately the minority segment understands their constitutional obligations to preserve their democracy and freedoms while the do nothings believe freedom and democracy are their inherited rights someone else is obligated to provide for them.
There is great power in the minority segment to make the changes necessary to preserve and strengthen the democracy and enhance the freedoms, but only when it is totally united for a single common cause. Today, there are millions of people and thousands of organizations working to preserve the democracy, yet they are fragmented while working individually and in most cases in small groups through out the country without a major unifying factor or leadership.
The preservation of our democracy and our freedoms is totally dependent on the minority segment becoming united under one roof where their combined and committed voting power becomes a major player in the political arena, such as the unions were at one time and the religious right is now. We must learn and understand how the minority segments of the past have gained and used their political power to bring about change in societies.
There is more then enough political power available right now within the thousands of peace, anti-war, justice, human rights and environmental organizations presently working to combat corporate domination. Individually these organizations can make only noise while collectively they can make change, because unity is the known and proven factor and the way the minority segments have always prevailed.
The problem is... what will the unifying factor be? The unifying factor must be one that addresses the core issue all the organizations are centered on, which is restoring democracy, strengthening the rights and freedoms of the people while enhancing the security and environment of the country.
Secondly, the design of the cause that becomes the unifying factor must be presented in a way where the do nothing segment agrees overwhelmingly with the stated goals of the minority segment. The second part is important because the do nothing segment can easily be persuaded by the corporate powers to oppose any efforts to preserve or strengthen their democracy.
The design of a plan that is capable of uniting the minority segment need not be complicated but it must have focused vision to see the overall picture in this world. The overall cause of the problems in this world today is directly related to the globalization process now under way where the corporate powers have gained control of governments and are maneuvering to establish global rule. Anything less then efforts to recognize and solve this problem is fruitless and a waste of time, effort, and resources.
Don't quote me on the exact figures, but when our democracy was formed there were about 1.7 million people in this country. 50% of those people (approximately 850 thousand people) were do nothings and refused to lift a hand to help. 30% (approximately 510 thousand people) were loyal to England and primarily do nothings for that side. 20% (approximately 340 thousand) were the minority segment who in one way or another contributed to establishing the greatest democracy ever formed.
Now, look at our elections in this country, generally around 50% never bother to vote. In a democracy; if you don’t vote you loose, therefore the do nothings are the losers and cancer in any society. The do nothings have always been there throughout history in all societies free riding on the backs of those willing to make things better. I guess if we want things to get better we have to learn to work around these deadheads and continue our struggle, because that is the way it was meant to be.
One thing we all must fully understand is, we can never give in to those complacent losers because that would make us losers. The encouraging thing is, history proves that the minority segment in most cases does figure it out and prevails in the long run. It always becomes a struggle because those who do want things to be better for everybody have to drag so many losers with them.
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