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April 10, 2024
Democracy sometimes means stratteling fences
It has been said many times that democracy may not be the perfect form of government, but it is better than all the others. And I will add that it is the best form of government for the majority of people. That alone should convince all smart and moral citizens of America to fight for democracy and proper voting rights.
Democracy sometimes means straddling fences, compromise, and cooperation to maintain a safe and civil society. Anarchy and conflict are not conducive to a safe, free, and happy life for human beings. That is why our founding fathers chose democracy as the form of government for the United States. Democracy is people governing themselves.
In the United States of America, our representational form of government is continually trying to maintain order and safety for the people, all the people, not just the rational and moral people. That is why we have laws chosen to benefit the majority of the public, and in many cases to protect some folks from their ignorance or stupidity. We have traffic laws, which have cut down deaths. We have drinking and drug laws that cut down on deaths. We have warnings on cigarettes and requirements to use helmets, seatbelts and child seats that save lives. If you want to live in danger anarchy move to Russia or a fourth-world country.
Compromise is the rational way to maintain peace and prosperity for all. Voting to change your government is the peaceful and intelligent way to live. It is the human way to improve the existence of all of us and most importantly for the majority of us.
The Proud Boys are too macho to be rational. The violent and corrupt fascist mentality is ego-produced, which is created by insecurity and arrogance. It is self-defeating; it is a less-than-human response to the world.
How do you speak to a person who doesn't understand the words? How do you reason with someone who is not reasonable? How do you try to help someone who feels helpless?
My grandfather, my father, and I have been battling the evils of capitalism in California and Hawaii since the late 1880s. At least one of us has already been assassinated.
I don't want to prove anything...I don't want to make a lot of money...I want to be heard... I want to beat the capitalist bastards and help save the world for the good people.
The reason that some people say that Democracy is flawed, is because they are selfish people who don’t like being in a minority and having others tell them what the rules are. If you are one person in a family or a socially balanced family and you don’t want to go along with what the other people want, you better look at yourself, in a mirror of the past or the future, and consider what your life is going to be, if you reject the people who are already close to you.