You're right. Most people assume their democratic duty amounts to showing up and voting once every two or four years - though almost half of eligible Americans

You're right. Most people assume their democratic duty amounts to showing up and voting once every two or four years - though almost half of eligible Americans don't even do that much - and that voting for the best candidate is enough to effect change. Community organizer Saul Alinsky famously had a meeting with US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who had just been elected in the deepest trough of the Great Depression. Alinsky spoke about the President's role in creating a more fair and prosperous society. At the end of the meeting, FDR told Alinsky: "Okay, you've convinced me. Now go out and put pressure on me!"