Question

what does the term to sustain democracy

Answer 1

 Democracy Sustainable?

 

John Ikerd

 

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama was accused by his opponents of being a socialist. With his election, the accusations are reminiscent of the words of Karl Marx. He began his Communist Manifesto with the words, �A specter is haunting Europe � the specter of communism.� However, the specter that is haunting American today is not socialism or communism but instead is corporatism.

 

In a democracy, the political power ultimately must reside in the common people. Increasingly, the political power in the United States does not reside in the common people, or even real people, but in corporations. Corporations wield political power at least as great as their economic power. Corporate influence permeates all aspects of government � executive, legislative, and judicial. Our democracy is rapidly degenerating into a corpocracy.