This is true. The model of the representative republic we see here, where representatives are supposedly democratically elected, has evolved by hook and by crook (literally in some cases) into a system dominated by the wealthy. The system we have now is only democratic on its face; in the US, remember, the popular vote isn't what decides the winner, at least not directly. The electoral college can work things out to where a candidate with an overwhelming lead in the popular vote in a few large states can still lose to a candidate who enjoyed only modest victories in a majority of states. Think Bush v. Gore, 2000 US Presidential election. Worse, when the entrenched power puts its own agents into position to disrupt the checks and balances built into the Constitution (look for instance at the current US Supreme Court roster), it becomes nearly impossible to work within the system because of the corruption stemming from the top down.
"Messy" is polite. I've argued for years that a new nation needs to arise, one built with an understanding of modern humankind and our ways, our trechery, and our potential for corruption and scheming. Every government throughout history has dealt with this, yes, and archaeological research combined with a good foundation in history will often surprise us in how similar we and our ancestors can be (example: murals have been found wherein gladiators in Imperial Roman times advertised for specific wineries and so on, almost indistinguishable from the use of modern sports stars in drink company ad campaigns), the advent of modern technology, especially transportation and communication, take us in directions that even fevered imaginings of magic and myth could not begin to cover.
The entrenched powers will not sit idly by as a new nation rises, even if that nation is not attempting to take already-occupied land. Corporate powers, established families of wealth, bureaucracies, they will all seek to control everything under the Sun.
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Date: 2007-08-01 07:21 pm (UTC)"Messy" is polite. I've argued for years that a new nation needs to arise, one built with an understanding of modern humankind and our ways, our trechery, and our potential for corruption and scheming. Every government throughout history has dealt with this, yes, and archaeological research combined with a good foundation in history will often surprise us in how similar we and our ancestors can be (example: murals have been found wherein gladiators in Imperial Roman times advertised for specific wineries and so on, almost indistinguishable from the use of modern sports stars in drink company ad campaigns), the advent of modern technology, especially transportation and communication, take us in directions that even fevered imaginings of magic and myth could not begin to cover.
The entrenched powers will not sit idly by as a new nation rises, even if that nation is not attempting to take already-occupied land. Corporate powers, established families of wealth, bureaucracies, they will all seek to control everything under the Sun.