what do you mean by silent failure of democracy
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Democracy fails when voters realize they have the ability to spend all the money in the treasury on themselves. Deficits follow, and the country eventually goes bankrupt.
Democracy tends to be reactive. It addresses problems after all the animals have run out of the barn. Now something needs to be done, but it’s too late. (See previous paragraph on deficits).
“Do your job as an American Patriot, and get out and vote!” In other words, even if you don’t know one candidate from another, and are completely ignorant on the issues (as are most of us) go out and vote. Doesn’t matter if you voted for the guy with the biggest billboards, the best smile, the best hair cut, the most vicious campaign, or the one with the most donations from special interests — just vote for someone. Right — . That’s a problem.
The “Silent Majority” is an apt description for most of us. We just want the best government for all. We don’t go to $200 a plate banquets for political candidates. We consider ourselves to be somewhat independent of the political parties. We don’t pay for lobbyists. What would we lobby for? But it is the special interest groups that run the government. They show up, with their lobbyists and their money. They divide up the playing field along party lines, and pick their candidates. They get their way, and we don’t. That’s a problem. A government that only satisfies special interests doesn’t satisfy anyone in the overall scheme of things.
In the words of Winston Churchill, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”
The solution is two fold. First, voters must pay attention (this disqualifies about 80% of us on most issues). Second, in order for democracy to work, voters must discard their tribal instincts. Unfortunately, this disqualifies 95% of the human race, so only about 2% of the population should actually vote. And that’s another problem — isn’t it?