Political analysis
Democracy American Style
- By Guest Writer
- May 21, 2007
While the democracy is the most humanitarian form of government currently in practice, I must pose that the manner by which democracy works in the USA is antiquated and must change. As the emergent world power we must impart stability and consistency in the use of our power. But America is built on a four year plan (8 at max). This is not good for global security.
Under Bush the US developed the “first strike doctrine”, which states that the USA can attack anyone for any future plans to harm the USA. It is why Iraq happened. No reason to go to war with a nation that at current does nothing to effect the USA proper, just our economy.
Bush, and most of you, believes that a nations potential to destroy our economy is a matter of national security. That seems to make perfect sense. The question is, why would we put ourselves in a position where our national security is based on our economy, which is foreign controlled?
It must be Greed.
We elect people to office that have no long term investment into the betterment of the United States. They don’t have enough time to enact any complicated social changes before they get forced out of office. The most they can hope for is to not need to work anymore after they are out of office. Folks like the current administration show the grossest side of what capitalism has become. The top officials in our government all stand to profit from the “War on Terror,” which is a conflict of interests…or it should be. They have a finite amount of time in office, our military dominance, an apathetic public and greed.
Other nations can’t depend on us because the potential that we will change the planets diplomatic structure with the election of a new president. One man, with so much power. Nobody can disagree with him or they are labeled unpatriotic or slandered for not supporting our troops. Indeed the public at large is being insulated from the global effects of this war by our nationalism (state approved bigotry), and media. And the people of America have no power except for a single day in Nov. every 4 years. Diplomatically speaking this is an imposable situation to set up any long term relations…unless economic.
Countries like China have a stable reactive government. We have a proactive government and a belligerent foreign policy of first strike. Instead of having the luxury of “wait and see” our officials are more apt, due to time constraints, to “go and get.” This is why we are better allies with other democracies.
Any nation with a form of government based on having a lifetime leader has a hard relationship with the USA. They see the inconsistency of such a global power as a threat. I must agree. We could turn on any nation and justify it through well told lies.
What can we do? Isolation? Or just not be so casual about waging a war? We need to make some changes.
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I don’t know about democracy in general, but the Bush version of emocracy makes me want to pack up an move to Venezuala. Hugo Chavez seems like a decent guy compared to our Darklord leader.
548 days ago by Crackhead