I think the problem with democratic governments today is the fact that they're winner-take-all. And it's taken to such a extreme that even city governments whic

I think the problem with democratic governments today is the fact that they're winner-take-all. And it's taken to such a extreme that even city governments which have been more socially liberal in the past decade are being overruled by state governments being dominated by socially conservative politicians. They claim that such actions are "needed" to "preserve order." Yet, what I'm seeing here is the antithesis of order since to overrule a city government which is closest to the community of citizens they represent is inherently anti-democratic. This has been a common thread through this election cycle in the United States where communities that are clearly not in step with their state governments are being forced to conform. I'm just waiting for the same social conservatives to make it a mandate that corporations have to abide by government approved "social conventions" to just negate the non-discrimination clauses in employment contracts (just as a way to ensure total compliance to their view of reality). Because the only solution I see for any of this is a radical form of local democracy with proportional representation at higher levels of government to take hold and overturn the current system as it is.