Was the freedom imagined by our forefathers, with liberty and justice for all, as wounded back then as it is today? That is to ask, has America ever experienced an era when a true, functional democratic sense of balanced freedom existed in the country? Has our freedom always been this faceless and disconnected?
2006-12-10 20:45:13 · 4 answers · asked by mononuke 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
There is no such thing as true democracy and there never will be. The United States is a Democratic Republic. The goal is to embrace the will of the majority. The promised creeds where freedom are concerned is that people should not be discriminated against for race, creed, color or religion. These goals have been achieved in government. This does not mean that discrimination and prejudice do not exist in our society because they do. However these are individual problems not necessarily institutional. The government cannot legislate against thoughts of the citizens. The Founding Fathers envisioned a society where people were not persecuted for their beliefs and where any person could achieve greatness through dedication and effort. Whether you choose to believe this or not these situations exist in the United States, but they cannot be achieved through a negative whiny attitude. Instead it requires embracing the greatness that is possible through a positive and self assured attitude. In the words of John Kennedy "Ask not what your country can do for you, Ask what you can do for your country". Then once the question is asked get off your duff and stop looking for the easy route because life is never easy and if it were it wouldn't be worth living.
2006-12-10 21:15:26 · answer #1 · answered by Bryan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, democracy does not equate to freedom. "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to have for dinner." A Constitutional Republic, such as the US of A, when supported by concerned and active citizenry, does the best job of defending freedom for its citizens. However, inevitably, some freedom will be lost.
2006-12-10 20:50:15 · answer #2 · answered by DJL2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In American style democracy two fools are worth more than one good wise person - number counts not the potential. So there is hardly any chance of ideal freedom
2006-12-10 20:50:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government has implemented so many amendments curtailing freedom making the law beneficial to politicians.
2006-12-10 20:48:24 · answer #4 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋