Isn't it time for ordinary Americans to reclaim their democracy?

Question

...by finding the will to stand up and be counted, rather than sleepwalking into worse disasters?

Answer 1

there's an election in less than two months... we'll see what happens.

Answer 2

Yes, time and beyond! Though we are actually a Republic and not a democracy, I do understand your question.

If you, or anyone out there, can figure out a way to waken Americans to what is going on, please publish it so that everyone may be aware.

The vast majority of Americans are so concentrated on self that they notice nothing that doesn't immediately impact them. Delayed gratification is a thing of a dark and distant past for most . We seem to want immediate gratification and settle for nothing less.

In short, no one can be "bothered."

Again, the United States is a Republic - but I think you will get the point!

"How Long Do We Have?

About the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years prior:

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship."

"The average age of the worlds greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:

1. From bondage to spiritual faith;

2. From spiritual faith to great courage;

3. From courage to liberty;

4. From liberty to abundance;

5. From abundance to complacency;

6. From complacency to apathy;

7. From apathy to dependence;

8. From dependence back into bondage ."

Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some 40 percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase."

I cannot say that i disagree with him in any regard. How horribly sad.

Answer 3

So far most US Americans do not fully realize the extent that our Constitutional rights have been undermined or that our government has lied to us. The complacency that abounds is in part due to the fact that our basic hierarchical needs are satisfied and therefore the issues that are vitally important to us in the long run are unrecognized. Another reason for the complacency is that our media constantly spews a message that reassures us that what is happening is different to what is actually happening and that our government is acting in our best interest.

It is indeed time for Americans to wake up from their complacent slumber, start seeing the reality for what it is and to take back our Democracy from the Government who have abused our trust and lied to us.

God Bless America!

Answer 4

Absolutely! But, until Americans walk away from their computers, get off the couch, put down their remote, and stop spending all their time watching football games and reality TV shows, nothing will change.
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The U.S. Constitution affords us the right to bear arms against a tyrannical and oppressive government, but we're far too comfortable to rock our cozy little world. And politicians know that. So, as long as we remain distracted with maxxed-out credit cards; Britney Spears' love life; the latest rankings of our favorite football team; $3.00-a-gallon gasoline for our $70,000 SUVs; professional landscaping for our $300,000 houses; Jacko's pedophilia; "low prices - everyday" at WalMart for junk we don't even need; and the break-up of Whitney Houston's marriage, nothing will ever change.
Voting won't work. Contrary to popular belief, the wicked evil-doers in both political parties have rigged the system so that "we the people" don't actually have a choice anymore. We only get to vote for who the Republicrats want in power.
Democrats and Republicans alike are no managed by faceless, nameless wealthy elitists and industrialists, lobbyists, special interest groups and big business. The public be damned!
So, the only solution is a full-blown second American Revolution where "we the people" actually take up arms and demand our country be given back to us! That means killing off the fat cats; eliminating the cowardly, corrupt, incompetent U.S. Congress; and destroying the administration. We must turn America into a true democracy instead of the republic which it is now.
How?
Like lobsters comfortably languishing in a pot of lukewarm water, we won't start screaming until the water starts to boil. By then it will be too late.
The Bush administration is the absolute worst of a string of bad administrations over the past fifty years, who have pledged their allegiance to special interests instead of to the people of America.
Until "we the people" find the courage and motivation to rebel against the abject evilness of our current crop of pubic servants, nothing will change. Voting out crooked Republicans only replaces them with crooked Democrats. Our system of government needs a complete overhaul, wherein government does only what it is Constitutionally required to do. That means eliminating 90% of the current bureaucracies and budgets.
Thomas Jefferson once said: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the BLOOD of patriots and tyrants." That time is way overdue. -RKO-

Answer 5

Yes we can. We are the ones that vote them in, we are the ones that have to vote them out. However, I think what we are seeing in corruption and ineffectiveness in government is merely a symptom of the problems of our society at large. We as citizens routinely break traffic laws, cheat on taxes, cheat on our spouses, cheat on our investors and customers. How do we expect our elected officials to act any differently? The time will come when we start playing by the rules ourselves before we can hold our government to a higher standard.

Answer 6

Absolutely! It's time that people stopped assuming that their ONE vote doesn't matter. It's time for people to get back out there and take there voice back. I spoke to my teenagers the other day about standing up and taking issue about what's going on now, because what goes on now affects their futures. It's time to make your vote count! Get involved! Let these politicians know that you are here, this is YOUR country, and they work for YOU!

Answer 7

Yes, it is, but we are all so BUSY!!................
That's how they got us!

If you watch FSTV (Free Speech) there ARE people who try to do something about it, but there are so few of them, it just doesn't catch on!

Look what the Mexicans did!! They were organized and there were so MANY of them EVERYWHERE that they were even on the news!

If Americans did that, it would be a miracle! We are too darned comfortable! Too wrapped up in our own little schedules!

Some people are just too "educationally smug" to notice there COULD be something done.

Answer 8

technically we are a democratic republic, but Democracy has surfficed for the majority; so what if we simplified it? Egg heads can be so annoying and useless when it comes to taking action. We can write Congressmen, organize groups to protest. join groups working to preserve our constitution, to protest out sourcing, tax cuts for the wealthy[tax reform] or we can sit at home and play the blame game.Bush is to blame, corporations are to blame, Muslims are to blame, Israelis are to blame.etc..etc ......

Answer 9

Do you have any suggestions about motivating people to do what you suggest.

Try handing out free pizza.

Answer 10

Did they lose it in the first place ? Get real mate