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Originally Posted by FRYandBENDER
I was having a conversation about something like that to a couple of my friends who don't really know anything about politics or our country and I said that we cannot just go around legislating based on what people want. One of them, probably the dumbest one said, "but isn't that what America is all about?" So I asked him what about what is best for the country, and he said that doing what the majority of the people want is what is best for the country.
I think that if there will be a demise of democracy, and sometimes I think it might be inevitable, it will be because, like my friend, a good portion of our fellow citizens have no idea about how this place is supposed to be run.
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I agree with you, mostly. What I think is sad is that a people who say they champion democracy is not sure what it is. Americans seem to have tunnel vision wshen it comes of politics. A lot of them have their opinion and will attack anything that doers not reinforce their belief.