>The goal of democracy is not good governance, it is civil peace. This is an excellent point. On the other hand, though, it was 8 years of GWB, which was rese

>The goal of democracy is not good governance, it is civil peace. This is an excellent point. On the other hand, though, it was 8 years of GWB, which was resented by the half of the country, then it was 8 years of Obama, which was resented by another half, and now, well, things are definitely not improving. My point here is that it seems that democracy getting weaker and weaker for solving that civil peace part of equation. I often wonder, if the current situation is the lowest point, and politics will get more moderate from here. It should be, but then, so it was during GWB term...