This article brilliantly sums up my thoughts on the very flawed system of "democracy" that exists in the US. The article blames many of the issues we have around gridlocked government and disengagement from the political process right back to the Constitution. I think this is appropriate. No one in the modern era has copied the US form of government when setting up their own countries' systems. There is a reason the parliamentary model is preferred something like 10-1. We should be striving for root and branch changes to the system of democracy in the US and have a clear goal in mind. Fiddling at the margins and pretending what we have works is not productive.
I am with you, Angus. I believe Parliamentary democracy is better, for one reason because it has built in checks and balances against the rise of demagogues and authoritarians. THANKS for sending. Best,
Dear Eli:
This article brilliantly sums up my thoughts on the very flawed system of "democracy" that exists in the US. The article blames many of the issues we have around gridlocked government and disengagement from the political process right back to the Constitution. I think this is appropriate. No one in the modern era has copied the US form of government when setting up their own countries' systems. There is a reason the parliamentary model is preferred something like 10-1. We should be striving for root and branch changes to the system of democracy in the US and have a clear goal in mind. Fiddling at the margins and pretending what we have works is not productive.
https://prospect.org/politics/2024-01-29-america-is-not-democracy/
Best, Angus
I am with you, Angus. I believe Parliamentary democracy is better, for one reason because it has built in checks and balances against the rise of demagogues and authoritarians. THANKS for sending. Best,