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Democracy. - Terrence Aubrey
“No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time” “Sir Winston Churchill”. Whilst we all focus on the events unfolding... Submitted 1 year 33 days ago.

Mitch Daniels and a Government Too Big to Fail - Walter Rhett
Watching Congress is just like watching a reality show: it's a formula of strange twists, sound bites pushing us to accept things that will hurt us, and suspending our common sense and handing it over to people who have no clue but we are compelled to follow. Yet, underneath the zoo, are there... Submitted 1 year 90 days ago.

Values in the American Culture - - Rose-Marie Chaperon
Values are the rules by which we make decisions about right and wrong, should and shouldn't, good and bad. They also tell us which are more or less important, which is useful when we have to trade off meeting one value over another (Changing Minds, 2009-2010). In America values are a way of life... Submitted 1 year 90 days ago.

Revolution Handbook for Americans - Joel Hirschhorn
As recently presented , there is global respect for and use of the classic and brilliant work by Gene Sharp “ From Dictatorship to Democracy .” It is credited for empowering many actions around the world to overthrow dictatorships, including recent actions in the Mideast. My thesis is... Submitted 1 year 93 days ago.

Egyptians Ready, Americans Unready - Joel Hirschhorn
As I am glued to cable stations showing the street battles in Egypt all I keep thinking about is how Egyptians have mustered the courage to fight their government’s tyranny while Americans remain unready to revolt against the peculiar American brand of tyranny. Of course, the dictatorship... Submitted 1 year 111 days ago.

Real Talk about the SOTU - Walter Rhett
Middle East Routes of the Silk Road Despite America’s exalted vision of itself, never as good or as bad as it celebrates or laments, America was never the Silk Road of the New World. America never sustained peace and market traffic and... Submitted 1 year 114 days ago.

To Govern Ourselves Without a Master - - David Tanguay
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” Thomas Jefferson To be free to exercise our rights as citizens of a free country we must play by the rules however, the rules we play by may often... Submitted 1 year 137 days ago.

Hacktivism for Cyber Democracy - Joel Hirschhorn
Because of the attacks on WikiLeaks and its founder there has been considerable media attention to the hacktivism practiced by supporters of WikiLeaks. That has been manifested as cyber attacks on mainstream commercial websites that acted against WikiLeaks. Hacktivism as retribution and strategy... Submitted 1 year 161 days ago.

Why Americans Elect Awful Presidents - Joel Hirschhorn
For years I muttered mentally to myself about the insanity of Americans electing George W. Bush president. Now I go through the same agony about the craziness of the nation electing Barack Obama president. As much as I thought Bush was a manipulated second-rate politician that carried out the... Submitted 1 year 264 days ago.

Time for Americans to Get Recall Power to Fire Federal Officials - Joel Hirschhorn
Nothing is more powerful in a democracy than fed up citizens lawfully yanking public officials out of their jobs. Considering all the frustration and anger about government that is too big, expensive, corrupt and dysfunctional, it is wise to consider how much better American democracy would be if... Submitted 2 years 34 days ago.

9/11 Reconstruction: Mental Before Physical - Joel Hirschhorn
The failure to rebuild the site in has received endless attention. But public anger about this failed reconstruction should not been seen so negatively. After all, mental reconstruction has also still not been successful and is surely more needed, with too many Americans still accepting the... Submitted 2 years 55 days ago.

I Were a Right Wing Teabagger, Now I R a Pat-riot - - John Sammon
My gun is who I am. Love me. Love my gun. I R a patriot. I live where real Amer-cuns live. I be a member of the Thunderbolt Party. We wear German helmets and we carry the Bible and our guns. We wear armbands with a thunderbolt on em. Most of us are rural gas station attendants, the working... Submitted 2 years 83 days ago.

The Difference Between The Left and Right - - Richard Vail
I was reading the comments in a blog early this morning. I in one of them I discovered a profound a thought as any I've seen lately. It is simplicity itself...the fundamental difference between the two major political parties in the United States of America is this: Economic Policy. They both... Submitted 2 years 156 days ago.

Attention to Political News - Joel Hirschhorn
You may be surprised, as I was, that a recent poll found that more Americans than ever are paying attention to national political news. But this does not necessarily mean that American democracy is in good shape. Here are the key summary statistics from the poll: 36 percent follow news about... Submitted 2 years 235 days ago.

When Government Gets Out of the Way, We All Win - Nancy Daniels
Today I had a most novel, most enjoyable, and, without a doubt, most unique experience. I walked into the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Agency at 1:10 pm and walked out at 1:20 pm with a new driver's license. No, I am not making this up! And, no I am not exaggerating! When I first walked in, the... Submitted 2 years 237 days ago.

Is This a Drive for Democracy? Raving Loonies, Donald Duck and Frivolous parties! - - Connor Davidson
(This article is intended for humour purposes only and is not intended to be a in-depth political commentary article. The parties are/were real) Welcome to Democracy anyone can run. I doesn't matter who you are you can still run your country. If you can't even spell politics or can't tell the... Submitted 2 years 279 days ago.

Let Your Voice Be Heard - - David Tanguay
"I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get lazy, as a democracy and civically start taking shortcuts, then it results in bad government and politics." Barack Obama We are indeed a government of the people we... Submitted 2 years 331 days ago.

So What If Texas Secedes? - - Jerome Grossman
Most politicians, analysts, and media are giving President Barack Obama good grades for his first one hundred days in office. With the general public Obama seems more popular than ever as measured by his standing in the opinion polls. And, in spite of the deepening recession, more than 50% of... Submitted 3 years 21 days ago.

"Great Day:" Photos, History, and an Eye-witness Journal of the Inaugural (Part 3 of 3) - Walter Rhett
Great Day Great Day! The Righteous marchin', God's gwine build up Zion's walls. --African-American spiritual Submitted 3 years 81 days ago.

"Sweet Freedom's Song:" Great Photos, History, and Descriptions of the Inaugural Day (Part 2 of 3) - Walter Rhett
"Sweet Freedom's Song" Revolutionary Drill Unit from the Inaugural Parade (Educational fair use) Before the inauguration at noon,the number of people joining the assembly built and their mood sprang from the shared sights and sounds.The crowdreveled in the sea of faces.The... Submitted 3 years 84 days ago.

History On Parade (Part 1 of 3), Photos, Notes, and the People's History at the American Inaugural - - Walter Rhett
History on Parade Children getting ready foran inaugural home party in Detroit (pipercarter, Flickr / under fair educational, non-commerical use ) W hat was it like to be in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, for the swearing-in of the 44 th President of... Submitted 3 years 84 days ago.

Just Say No Republicanism - - Tex Norman
I was raised by Republicans. My Great Grandfather, Grandfather, and father were all radical Republicans all their life and as far as I know they have never, not one time, not one of them, voted for any candidate other than a Republican. I'm not sure what happened to me. They were all hardwired... Submitted 3 years 94 days ago.

Democracy Requires Pursuit of Justice - Joel Hirschhorn
All Americans should seriously examine what seems to be President Obama's lack of commitment to aggressively pursue prosecution of criminals of the Bush Administration, including George W. Bush. His two arguments seem to be that such activities by his new administration would be overly partisan... Submitted 3 years 132 days ago.

A New Political Party Is Needed - Joel Hirschhorn
Set aside any Obama euphoria you feel. The other important news is that third-party presidential candidates had a miserable showing this year, totaling just over one percent of the grand total with 1.5 million votes nationwide, compared to some 123 million votes for Barack Obama and John... Submitted 3 years 193 days ago.

Citizens of America, Wake up! - - Olof Eriksen
Wake up citizens of America! For the last months I have heard nothing but fancy speeches and accusations, blaming "me" for all the evils and wrongs of America, and the world I might add. When will you learn the truth behind the fancy speeches? When will you learn the thruth behind all... Submitted 3 years 205 days ago.