Reading the dictionary
de·moc·ra·cy
n. pl. de·moc·ra·cies
1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
4. Majority rule.
5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Does this sound like our country?
1. Debatable.
2. See #1.
3. The "common people" are definately not in charge.
4. Debatable.
5. Within a community? Maybe. Within the entire country? Definately not.
So for each "debatable" I'll give a half point. So we get 2 out of 5, at most. Are we living in a democracy? Doesn't seem like it, does it?
fas·cism
n.
1. often Fascism
a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
b. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Does this sound like our country?
1.
a. Our govt leaders have more authority than in recent times, there are no declared socioeconomic controls, but they may be implicit, there is certainly suppression of the opposition through terror (read: "They hate our freedoms", "Fighting evil", War on Terror, Struggle Against Global Extremism, constantly changing Terror Alerts), there is certainly belligerent nationalism (read: if you don't agree with our policies, you're anti-American), there is not advocated racism, but there are certainly implicit religious undertones.
b. See a.
2. Not outwardly oppressive, but it seems more so every day.
Which definition fits better?
n. pl. de·moc·ra·cies
1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
4. Majority rule.
5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Does this sound like our country?
1. Debatable.
2. See #1.
3. The "common people" are definately not in charge.
4. Debatable.
5. Within a community? Maybe. Within the entire country? Definately not.
So for each "debatable" I'll give a half point. So we get 2 out of 5, at most. Are we living in a democracy? Doesn't seem like it, does it?
fas·cism
n.
1. often Fascism
a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
b. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Does this sound like our country?
1.
a. Our govt leaders have more authority than in recent times, there are no declared socioeconomic controls, but they may be implicit, there is certainly suppression of the opposition through terror (read: "They hate our freedoms", "Fighting evil", War on Terror, Struggle Against Global Extremism, constantly changing Terror Alerts), there is certainly belligerent nationalism (read: if you don't agree with our policies, you're anti-American), there is not advocated racism, but there are certainly implicit religious undertones.
b. See a.
2. Not outwardly oppressive, but it seems more so every day.
Which definition fits better?
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