Democracy has FAILED

[Equinox Moon]

Democracy did NOT elect grabberman or the GOP into majority.

The news reporter said that the majority of Americans disapprove of the GOP majority and WH therefore,

democracy has failed.

Democracy is about the majority, and the majority disagree.

[TDale313]

1. Of course, we don't have a direct Democracy and never have.

[ck4829]

4. Whatever system we have has failed.

[cilla4progress]

2. I agree

Right now it is a failed experiment.

Time will tell whether it can be revived.

[Equinox Moon]

9. The Women's March Movement

has the most energy and power. If that movement prevails, we have hope.

[HopeAgain]

3. Republicanism has failed

We were never set up as a true democracy.

[unitedwethrive]

5. The problem with a Democracy, is that if a group is intent on winning, they can

1. Dumb down the electorate by cutting funds to public education, making many people unable to critically analyze their choices.

2. Divide the electorate with strong rhetoric (which can be totally untrue, given the 1st Amendment) focused on we vs. them.

3. Change the rules as they are able, to make it harder for the other party to gain a foothold.


A freedom loving Democracy would want all people to succeed, but the repubs are not those people.

[FightingIrish]

6. If we don't do something now while we can still claim a majority

we will never see democracy. The people who now hold power can't afford true democracy and they know it. Look for more voter suppression, declining education and muffling of the honest press. They will work fast because the truth is nipping at their heels.

[world wide wally]

7. What democracy has ever heard of an "Electoral College"?

Seems to take the Democratic out of Democracy

[Dawson Leery]

8. Liberal Democracy is under direct attack from the same

forces that were supposed to be defeated 70 years ago.

[Calculating]

10. Democracy is fine

The problem is we don't live in one. We live in a constitutional republic where the electoral college determines the president rather than the popular vote. This allowed a man who lost by around 3 million votes to be elected because rural votes are worth more than big city votes.

The EC is the underlying issue. What other modern country in the WORLD uses such a grotesque system? The EC originated as a compromise to slave holding states.