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> we mask it with a thin layer of democracy Clearly all governmental systems are designed to broadly maintain a status quo, and there aren’t really any truly d
by nyokodo 3y ago
> we mask it with a thin layer of democracy
Clearly all governmental systems are designed to broadly maintain a status quo, and there aren’t really any truly democratic governments, but societies like the United States are still significantly democratic in their bones because, even with centuries of trying, power is nowhere near as centralized as in totalitarian regimes. Local and state governments have the greatest influence over the day to day of ordinary people and ordinary people are much more capable of influencing them.
- ThalesX 3y ago> even with centuries of trying, power is nowhere near as centralized as in totalitarian regimes My grandma's house is older than the centuries the US has existed. > Local and state governments have the greatest influence over the day to day of ordinary people and ordinary people are much more capable of influencing them Is this actually true? Are ordinary people more capable of influence than lobbying groups?