The Trouble with American Democracy
by Jay Dubya
Don't get me wrong! I thoroughly love American democracy and the abundant
freedoms that it allows me to enjoy. I can be creative, individualistic,
entrepreneurial, and I can unequivocally believe in my interpretation and
practice of American free enterprise. American democracy allows me to be
expressive and critical of politicians' positions on various issues and
simultaneously pretend being intellectual without any palpable fear of
government reprisal.
I can publish fiction and non-fiction books and expound on
my diverse opinions with impunity. I truly appreciate and value what my
guaranteed liberties personally mean to me. But outside of myself' and outside
my interests and needs I am genuinely suspect of the functioning of democracy in
a contemporary mass society. Let me explain and elaborate.
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