We are no longer a democratic republic.
The reason is we are no longer operating under the constitution. See this study and Civil Rights.
We can either pretend that everything is all right and continue to vote for democrats or republicans or begin the hard work of real and substantial change.
Global Killing of Environmentalists Increases
Future generations who pay the price for our foolishness will hold a very low opinion of us. See this report.
And the climate deniers are the ones who are angry!
As Isaac Asimov said, “And it is these ignorant people, the most uneducated, the most unimaginative, the most unthinking among us, who would make themselves the guides and leaders of us all; who would force their feeble and childish beliefs on us; who would invade our schools and libraries and homes. I personally resent it bitterly.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
15 Questions
These questions and responses are very familiar to those of us in the New Progressive Alliance. If you want to explain your frustration to someone, it might save time to just print this list and have your friend read it. Click here for the 15 questions.
Alan is also right in another area. Certainly parents have a responsibility to care for their children, but when they don’t society has a responsibility. This is based on old law and even older religious traditions.
See also our Unified Platform at http://www.newprogs.org/platform where Goal Five – Medicare for All – would also be a giant step forward and not the ACA which unfairly enriches insurance companies.
