{"id":2679,"date":"2024-04-11T01:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T09:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/?page_id=2679"},"modified":"2025-04-16T03:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T11:59:27","slug":"americas-unwitting-flirtation-with-democracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/index.php\/americas-unwitting-flirtation-with-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"AMERICA\u2019s UNWITTING FLIRTATION with DEMOCRACY"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">America\u2019s Unwitting Flirtation with Democracy<\/span><\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #075e5e;\"><em>Hopefully, This Dalliance Is A Temporary, Multi-Generational Lapse of Oversight<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">My Observations<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>As a Babyboomer\u2026 I\u2019ve observed our Country\u2019s political meanderings over the past 3 generations\u2026 <em>(approximately 50 years)<\/em>\u2026 and \u2014as of late\u2014 it\u2019s bold and outright aggrandizement of the egoic, political notion of our country being a Democracy.<\/p>\n<p>As a wordsmith\u2026 I understand the power of words\u2026 how they control our emotions and feelings.\u00a0 I completely understand that words matter\u2026 I have a keen ear for nuance, expression, and articulation.\u00a0 Consequently, I was struck by the sudden appearance of \u2014and wholesale use of\u2014 the word \u201cdemocracy\u201d during the 2016 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>This word seemed to instantly appear\u2026 as if a new script producer took over the 2-Party Collaborative Alliance\u2019s media mill\u2026 because it became the common \u201cnew\u201d reference to describe our chaotic political landscape.\u00a0 Whether watching news programming or dedicated political programming, \u201cdemocracy\u201d was the new description of our conflicted governmental process.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #075e5e;\"><em>I must admit, that as a long-time friend and advocate of our Constitutional processes,<br \/>\nI was shocked to hear of this gross misrepresentation of our carefully delineated system of established government.<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Sadly, No Defenders<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>I was sure, that other respecters and upholders of our generation\u2019s old process would rise up and correct such a gross misrepresentation\u2026 sadly I was mistaken.\u00a0 Media types, Educators, and Jurists\u2026 did not speak out about this gross misrepresentation, and a groundswell of political operatives joined the chorus.<\/p>\n<p>It was a sad and sobering reminder \u2014to me\u2014 of both generational impact and of the power of massive, repetitive, orchestrated media exposure \u2026 just keep repeating it\u2026 everywhere\u2026 constantly\u2026 and the outcome is predictable.<\/p>\n<p>In short order, the broadcast media was soon parroting the word\u2026 then the print media. \u00a0I was continually shocked at the way these bastions of liberty and truth in reporting \u2014and thus language\u2014 silently capitulated to this perverse re-naming of our profound distinction\u2026 of our original and unique identification\u2026 as a citizen-owned Constitutional Republic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Political Party\u2019s Culpability<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>There was no attempt made to question, let alone correct this flagrant re-identification.\u00a0 When I started hearing it in both Congressional chambers, I began to realize that this was yet another way that the 2-Party Collaborative Alliance (2-PCA) \u2014through their elected placeholders\u2014 have contextually changed the narrative and thus the tenor and tone of what our government process looks like and how it acts.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #075e5e;\"><em>Something to consider\u2026.<br \/>\nIn doing so, those in their respective elected positions have overtly violated their Oaths of office\u2026<br \/>\na sad, dangerous, and culpable situation.<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Fast forward to the 2024 election cycle, and the results of the acceptance and proliferation of this destructive representation style become apparent.\u00a0 We have a nation of poorly educated, memoryless Followers who now appear to believe that we are indeed a Democracy\u2026 and as an observer of human nature and social patterning\u2026 I have to agree with their assessment, and resultant behavior.<\/p>\n<p>This constant and relentless insistence that America is a Democracy has worked\u2026 it\u2019s created the very thing that the founders worked diligently to warn us about, and avoid\u2026 we are indeed acting like a Democracy.<\/p>\n<p>And what\u2019s wrong with current generations acting like a Democracy?<\/p>\n<p>The highlights include;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Majority rule \u2014 so, minority excluded and voiceless\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Factional superiority \u2014 so, no compromise or consensus building\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Control through empire building \u2014 so, greatly expanded government and intense majority control\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Increasing Executive Branch control \u2014 so, citizens lose voice, freedoms, and rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Leader\/Follower Filter<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>There is another glaring and unintended consequence to this recasting of America as a Democracy, which becomes evident when viewed through the <a href=\"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/index.php\/leaders-followers\/\"><u>Leader\/Follower<\/u><\/a> filter.\u00a0 The majority of all those in our society are Followers\u2026 those who actualize the Leader\u2019s visions.\u00a0 Without them, no society could function or would move forward.<\/p>\n<p>Followers possess a unique character trait that causes them to seek out Leaders and follow them.\u00a0 Followers, only question when their moral sense and safety is aroused or threatened.\u00a0 If they are treated fairly and honorably, they are content.\u00a0 Sadly, the lack of visible and viable moral Leadership is contributing to the palpable and contentious political divide in our country today, as evidenced by the Followers unrest and outbursts.<\/p>\n<p>Foisting the idea of a Democracy on our population\u2026 which is naturally and predominately Followers\u2026 quickly puts them in the untenable position of having to be decision-makers\u2026 something they have no natural affinity for or desire to do.\u00a0 Reactions are predictable\u2026 and run the gamut from withdrawal to outright rejection.\u00a0 Followers naturally focus on seeking Leaders who respect and value them.<\/p>\n<p>The Founders \u2014in their study of past civilizations and societies\u2014 gleaned and grasped the importance of this nuance\u2026 and formed their unique collaborative model around this most natural human interaction tendency.\u00a0 They perfectly understood why a <a href=\"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/index.php\/generational-perspective\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Democracy wouldn\u2019t work well with their generations<\/span><\/a> or \u2014for that matter\u2014 any generations.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Founders Quotes<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Let me share some of the Founders\u2019 research and wisdom on the subject, as they are much more direct in their opinions\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived.&#8221; ~ John Quincy Adams<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Democracies have been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their death.&#8221; ~ James Madison<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.&#8221; ~ John Marshall<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is more false than this. The ancient democracies in which the people themselves deliberated never possessed one good feature of government. Their very character was tyranny; their figure deformity.&#8221; ~ Alexander Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.&#8221; ~ John Adams<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;When the representative body have lost the confidence of their constituents, when they have notoriously made sale of their most valuable rights, when they have assumed to themselves powers which the people never put into their hands, then indeed their continuing in office becomes dangerous to the state&#8221; ~ Thomas Jefferson<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.&#8221; ~ Thomas Jefferson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following two quotes are from later generations\u2026 and I include them because they add equally lucid views on the topic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.&#8221; ~ Ambrose Bierce<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.&#8221; ~ Winston Churchill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The above quotes should give you ample evidence of why the Founders deplored and excluded any vestiges of a democratic process in our founding documents.\u00a0 I defy you to show me any mention of a democracy in our founding documents.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #075e5e;\"><em>The management and governance of our society is something<br \/>\nthat Americans SHOULD be actively aware of and involved in\u2026<br \/>\nHopefully, these remarks and perspectives provide a sobering reference of our current path and choices.<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">2-Party Collaborative Alliance\u2019s Covert Plan<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>So, why is there such a push toward this seemingly gruesome and destructive form of management now?<\/p>\n<p>IMHO, it\u2019s the last in a series of steps necessary to completely subjugate the rightful owners of the several States\u2026 a grand ploy to get them to unwittingly \u2014and voluntarily\u2014 hand over complete control of their cherished rights, in exchange for the bauble of the day\u2026 whether it be safety\u2026 security\u2026 a monetary stipend\u2026 group inclusion&#8230; anything that seems momentarily important.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #075e5e;\"><em>In light of this exposure to what the democratic process looks like\u2026<br \/>\ncan you see that everything that is happening in our country now is the direct product<br \/>\nand the result of this wholesale restructuring of our institutional processes?<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>The deep partisan divisions\u2026 the complete and destructive absence of the consensus process\u2026 the ploy of party polarizations\u2026 the glaring \u201cmajority rule\u201d mentality\u2026 the vilifying of minorities\u2026 the perverse loss of rights through legal restructuring\u2026 are all designed to further fracture and weaken your resolve, control, and grip over your choices, life, and our country.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Control vs Management<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This is collusion on a grand scale\u2026 a congressional scale.\u00a0 These political operatives\u2026 acting in tandem\u2026 have \u2014over several generations\u2014 manipulated ALL of the current adult generations into this progressive trap.\u00a0 The 2-PCA have successfully transitioned from managing our governmental processes to controlling them.<\/p>\n<p>As a comprehensivist observer, I\u2019ve watched with amazement how they\u2019ve methodically either created or taken advantage of crises to further their agenda of reducing your choices and increasing their control.<\/p>\n<p>In typical exponential fashion it was slow at first\u2026 but with the explosion of the electronic and media age\u2026 it rapidly accelerated\u2026 and played right into their hands\u2026 because this staggering increase in distractions was just what they needed to instigate and perfect these last bold steps\u2026 all done right in plain sight\u2026 while you weren\u2019t paying attention\u2026 because you were distracted by all of the \u201celectronic glitter baubles\u201d.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #075e5e;\"><em>All of this was\/is designed to effectively take control of this country away from you.<\/em><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>And it appears that they did it\u2026 because if you ask the average American today\u2026 they will ignorantly and proudly tell you that America is a Democracy\u2026 although I sincerely doubt that they could articulate even one facet of what that means.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #075e5e;\">The adage, yet again, appears to be true\u2026 <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #075e5e;\">\u201cif you do NOT learn from your history\u2026 <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #075e5e;\">you WILL repeat those same mistakes.\u201d <\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Winston Churchill&#8217;s quote was right.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Enforcing Oaths<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>While it saddens me to see the wholesale capitulation of the general public and the media\u2026 the saddest and most disturbing aspect of all of this is the wholesale abdication and violations of our elected officials\u2026 who all took an oath to \u201cuphold and defend the Constitution\u201d\u2026 the very one that delineates and guarantees \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/browse\/article-4\/section-4\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a Republican form of government\u201d<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It appears to me that many \u2014if not most\u2014 have violated their Oaths and should be either removed or prosecuted for cause\u2026 as this is a flagrant and unconstitutional violation.\u00a0 <em><u>(<a href=\"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/index.php\/fencemenders\/\">See Fence-Menders<\/a>)<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The reason I titled this article an \u201cUnwitting Flirtation with Democracy\u201d should now be obvious.\u00a0 Welcome to the consequences of your choices\u2026 knowingly or not.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Based on human history\u2026<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">the Founders&#8217; understanding of it\u2026<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">and human nature\u2026<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">it\u2019s not going to take long, or be pretty\u2026<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">IF WE CONTINUE ON THIS PATH\u2026<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">because again IMHO\u2026<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">we\u2019re speeding past the vestiges of a Democracy and are rapidly heading toward Oligarchy.<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #075e5e;\">Current generations of Americans<br \/>\nhave abdicated their Sovereign Responsibilities\u2026<br \/>\nwhich has essentially suspended our Constitutional\u00a0Republic.<br \/>\nThey are unwittingly purporting to be a progressive Democracy\u2026<br \/>\nwhile actually encouraging a functional oligarchy.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In closing\u2026 my questions and comments are\u2026<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">FOR LEADERS<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2713 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/postcardFMtealOaths-300x231.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/postcardFMtealOaths-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/postcardFMtealOaths-150x115.png 150w, https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/postcardFMtealOaths.png 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Are you capable and willing to relearn the genius that is our Constitutional Republic\u2019s operating system\u2026<br \/>\nand reestablishing it for our current and future generations of Americans?<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Are you willing to learn about our world&#8217;s most unique experiment in human collaboration&#8230;<br \/>\nAbout the trust and moral balance that is required to sustain our Constitutional Republic?<\/span><\/h6>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\">FOR FOLLOWERS<\/span><\/h4>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Please Remember that America is only as good or as strong as its current generations\u2026.<br \/>\nThat\u2019s all of us, folks\u2026<br \/>\nWe\u2019re all that\u2019s left standing between the current path of failure\u2026<br \/>\nOr choosing a return to the Founder\u2019s path of citizen control.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-527 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SovereignCertificate-1-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SovereignCertificate-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SovereignCertificate-1-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SovereignCertificate-1.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">And aren\u2019t you blessed?<br \/>\nBecause the Founders made you an owner\u2026<br \/>\nA<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sovereignhope.org\/\"> Sovereign Owner<\/a><\/span> whose individual choice is most important.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">As a Sovereign Owner, your choice is your birthright&#8230; <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">It can never be taken from you.\u00a0 <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Only you can choose what to do with it.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Please don\u2019t squander your choice on partisan fears\u2026<br \/>\nLearn about its value in consensus with moral Leaders\u2026<br \/>\nAnd use it wisely for our collective, inclusive benefit.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America\u2019s Unwitting Flirtation with Democracy Hopefully, This Dalliance Is A Temporary, Multi-Generational Lapse of Oversight &nbsp; My Observations As a Babyboomer\u2026 I\u2019ve observed our Country\u2019s political meanderings over the past 3 generations\u2026 (approximately 50 years)\u2026 and \u2014as of late\u2014 it\u2019s bold and outright aggrandizement of the egoic, political notion of our country being a Democracy. 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