a post about something worthwhile
i am not sure how many people have heard of Walter Williams, but he has a great article about republic vs. democracy. i hope someone will read it and post some feedback. i thought it was very interesting. so many people throw these terms around without considering their actual meanings. this article should be required reading.
posted by WDV at 11:07 AM
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Well now it just so happens I took a colonial history class last semester...
Without question the U.S.A. was to be a new Republic. If pure democracy was intended then the addition of the Bill of Rights would not have been necessary, right? I mean, the Bill of Rights, protects the rights of all people and perhaps most importantly, the minority. However, the founding fathers had some interesting ideas about who exactly counted as human and therefore protected by the constitution, didn't they? Human beings as written into law were white, male, christian, landowners...I forgive them though as they were products if their times. Overlooking that sore point I think what they came up with is one hell of a great document...Now, if only Bush and the contemporary Republican party would actually read it and practice its principles, things might be okay in this country.
while it is easy to blame the problems in our country on the republicans, i think both parties have fucked up our country. thank you very much.
ha! I think you are right, thank you very much! I am not a democrat! They suck too.
i never said you were a democrat, i only noticed that (in the past, and in this case) you blame much of the ills of our nation on the party in power. 5 years ago, the President was a Democrat. not giving him and his party at least partial credit is a mistake in judgment, i believe.
Well...I do think the republicans are slightly more evil than the democrats...yes, I do. I am fairly consistent with that fact no matter who is in power! I think you underestimate me...the prob's in this country are historically based and highly complex. My complaints about Bush are mostly in reference to his scary domestic and foreign policies which imo are making things worse and not better. I am not so simple to think he created the probs, nor am I so simple to think they can be solved easily (if ever).
nice article btw, I enjoyed it.
sorry, julie, i apologize if i came across as condesending or rude to you. i appreciate your comments and your blog on a regular basis. thanks for sparring a bit with me.
thanks Dan.
I always enjoy sparring with you as well. I just get a little sensitive when I feel like my opponent doesn't respect me. Its really *my* problem; an old chip on my shoulder and all...
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