Democracy v's Oligarchy

There is another concern I’ve been thinking about lately.

It is the malaise of the American voter. We’ve got an important election coming up in a few weeks and the indication is that most Americans are not focused on casting a vote and extrapolating the consequence of their bloodied privilege into the future; they are only focused on their immediate lives.

We have gone from the “greatest” generation to the “me” generation is a single generation. What a shame!

If you ask in casual company, not whom are you for, but what are you for, the answers bleats to “me.” Very few take the time to read widely and listen widely and view widely to ascertain enough accurate information to make intelligent decisions for the future of our country.

I think we are in trouble. Each of us must make a stand in defense of our personal integrity based upon who we think we will best represent that integrity.

If we do no “due diligence” and don’t vote or only vote for party affiliations we do a disservice to ourselves and to our country. A republic only survives when the greater good is the guiding principle.

It is the responsibility of each citizen to learn, to ask, to demand and to expect the truth from candidates who seek our votes. Somewhere along the way, both the voter and the candidates have slipped into the “me” first ideal that serves not the efficacy of democracy, but the encouragement and advancement of oligarchy.